'Rosal' intensifies, may develop into 'low-end tropical storm'According to Pagasa’s 11 a.m. bulletin, the center of Rosal was last estimated 420 kilometers east northeast of Casiguran in Aurora or 455 km east of Tuguegarao City in Cagayan, moving at 15 kph. MANILA, Philippines – Tropical Depression “Rosal” continues to intensify on Sunday morning as it moves east northeastward, with state weather bureau forecasting that it may still develop into a “low-end tropical storm” in the next 24 hours. According to the the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration's 11 a.m. bulletin, the center of Rosal was last estimated 420 kilometers east northeast of Casiguran in Aurora or 455 km east of Tuguegarao City in Cagayan, moving at 15 kph. No tropical cyclone wind signal has been hoisted, but Rosal is expected to bring rainshowers and thunderstorms over Calabarzon, the north part of Palawan and Calamanian Islands, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, and Marinduque. Rosal is forecast to weaken by late Monday and may be embedded by the leading edge of the monsoon come late Tuesday or Wednesday.

Source: Philippine Star December 11, 2022 20:55 UTC