11 p.m., Oct. 31
Tropical Storm Queenie (international name: Banyan) may weaken into a tropical depression on Tuesday, Nov. 1 due to increasingly unfavorable conditions and may further weaken into a low-pressure area by Thursday or earlier.
Queenie was last seen 635 kilometers east of Davao City, packing maximum sustained winds of 65 km per hour (kph) near the center with gustiness of up to 80 kph and is moving west-northwestward at 20 kph.
5 p.m., Oct. 31
Tropical Storm Queenie (international name: Banyan) was last seen East Southeast of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, or 755 km East of Davao City. Queenie packs maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center with gustiness of up to 80 kph and is currently moving west-southwestward at 25 kph.
Queenie is expected to move westward in the next 12 hours before turning generally west-northwestward by Tuesday morning through Wednesday morning. By Wednesday afternoon, this storm will begin to move generally northwestward towards the Caraga-Eastern Visayas area.
PAGASA mentioned that it is also forecasted to maintain its strength in the next 12 hours and may weaken into a tropical depression by Tuesday morning or evening and further weakening into a remnant low is likely by Thursday or possibly earlier.
11 a.m., Oct. 31
Tropical depression Queenie intensified into a tropical storm. PAGASA said that the center of Tropical Storm Queenie was estimated 815 kilometers East of Northeastern Mindanao. Queenie packs maximum sustained winds of 65 km per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph. It is currently moving west-southwestward at 10 kph.
Queenie is forecasted to track westward in the next 12 hours before turning generally west-northwestward by Tuesday through Wednesday morning. By Wednesday afternoon, this storm will begin to move generally northwestward towards the Caraga-Eastern Visayas area.
The state weather bureau stated that it may further intensify in the next 12 hours. However, a weakening trend is likely by Tuesday evening or Wednesday.