Sarah weakens to tropical depression; remains within the PAR

Track of Tropical Depression Sarah as of 5 am, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 PHOTO FROM PAGASA WEBSITE

Tropical Storm Sarah has weakened to a Tropical Depression and remains at the northern boundary of the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), PAGASA reported in the Severe Weather Bulletin issued on Saturday morning.

Sarah is forecast to exit the PAR in the next 6 hours. However, there remains a possibility that Sarah will weaken into a Low Pressure Area before it leaves the PAR.

As of 4 a.m. on Saturday, the center of Tropical Depression Sarah was estimated at 700 kilometers northeast of Basco, Batanes with maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the center, gustiness of up to 70 kph and moving northward slowly.

On Sunday, Sarah is forecast to be at 1,010 km north northeast of Basco, Batanes.

There are no Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals issued on Saturday and gale warnings across all seaboards of the country have been terminated.

The public and the disaster risk reduction and management councils concerned are advised to take appropriate actions and monitor updates. — BAP, GMA News