Tropical Depression Goring seen to intensify in coming days
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GORING. Satellite image of Tropical Depression Goring as of August 24, 2023, 11 am.
PAGASA
PAGASA says Tropical Depression Goring is projected to reach typhoon status, and it is also not ruling out the possibility of Goring becoming a super typhoon
MANILA, Philippines – The state weather bureau expects Tropical Depression Goring to “steadily intensify” over the Philippine Sea in the coming days.
Goring maintained its strength on Thursday morning, August 24, with maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 70 km/h.
The tropical depression was last spotted 355 kilometers east northeast of Calayan, Cagayan, or 300 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes.
It slightly accelerated, moving north northwest at 15 km/h.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in a press briefing past 11 am that Goring may head generally northwest for the rest of Thursday, before turning south off the eastern coast of the Cagayan Valley region.
For the next five days, it is seen to follow a “generally loop
