MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Storm Inday has kept its strength as it continued to move away from the country, state weather bureau PAGASA said Thursday.
PAGASA said “Inday”—located 1,025 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes—will not directly affect any part of the Philippines.
It continues to pack 75 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 90 kilometers per hour.
Moving northeast at 25 kilometers per hour, “Inday” is expected to leave the Philippine area of responsibility by Saturday.
The tropical storm will continue boosting the southwest monsoon, which will bring dump moderate to heavy rains to the Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Bataan, Zambales and the Babuyan Group of Islands.
Residents of Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon, meanwhile, may experience light to moderate and at times heavy rains.
A gale warning has been issued over the western seaboard of Central and Southern Luzon, particularly Isabela, Aurora, Zambales and Bataan.