AGATON IS ALREADY A TYPHOON

Satellite Picture at 10:30 a.m., 17 January 2014

 "AGATON" is 165 km Northeast of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur or 190 km East of Surigao City  as of PAGASA's Weather Bulletin Number TWO issued at 5:00 p.m., Friday, 17 January 2014.

Below are the list of provinces under Storm Signal:

Signal 1: 

•  Surigao del Norte
•  Siargao Is.
• Surigao del Sur
• Dinagat Province
• Agusan del Norte
• Agusan del Sur
• Davao Oriental
• Compostella Valley   
• Southern Leyte

PAGASA Track as of 8 a.m., 07 Jan 2014

 Pagasa said Agaton is expected to be in the vicinity of 80 km North of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur or 75 km East of Butuan City Saturday morning; at 50 km Southeast of Malaybalay, Bukidnon or 75 km Northwest of Davao City Sunday morning; at 130 km West of General Santos City Sunday morning.

Pagasa said in its 10:30 a.m. Friday weather bulletin that Agaton has a maximum sustained winds of 55 kph near the center.

Estimated rainfall amount is from 5 - 15 mm per hour (moderate - heavy) within the 300 km diameter of the Tropical Depression.

Tropical Depression "AGATON" will bring moderate to occasionally heavy rains and thunderstorms over Eastern and Central Visayas.

Sea travel is risky over the seaboards of Luzon, Visayas and Caraga Region.