Tropical Storm Tino (international name Kalmaegi) entered the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) on Sunday morning, according to the state weather bureau.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Tino entered the PAR at 5:30 a.m.
Tino was last located 1,230 kilometers east of Eastern Visayas, moving west-northwestward at 15 kilometers per hour (kph), Pagasa recorded.
The tropical storm has maximum sustained winds of 85 kph, with gusts of up to 105 kph.
According to Pagasa, Tino will likely intensify into a severe tropical storm on Sunday evening, then into a typhoon on Monday morning.
It is also anticipated to make landfall over Eastern Visayas or Caraga by Tuesday morning, Pagasa added. Currently, only the trough of the tropical storm is causing rains in Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, and Dinagat Islands, Pagasa further said.
Meanwhile, the shear line and the northeast monsoon, or ‘amihan,’ are also causing rains in parts of Luzon.
Pagasa warned of ‘cloudy skies with rains’ due to the northeast monsoon in Ilocos and Batanes.
On the other hand, the shearline will carry scattered rains in the following areas: