Tropical Depression Auring as of 5pm

Weather Bulletin Number TWO Tropical Cyclone Warning: Tropical Depression "AURING" Issued at 5:00 p.m., Thursday, 03 January 2013 Tropical Depression "AURING" is now traversing Sulu Sea and moving towards Palawan. Location of Center: (as of 4:00 p.m.) 190 km Southeast of Puerto Princesa City Coordinates: 9.0°N, 120.4°E Strength: Maximum winds of 55 kph near the center  Movement: West at 28 kph Forecast Positions/Outlook: Friday afternoon:440 km Southwest of Puerto Princesa City or outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR)
	Areas Having Public Storm Warning Signal PSWS # Luzon Visayas Mindanao Signal No. 1 (45-60 kph winds) Palawan None None
	Public Storm warning signals elsewhere are now lowered. Residents living in low lying and mountainous areas under public storm warning signal #1 are alerted against possible flashfloods and landslides. Estimated rainfall amount is from 5 - 15 mm per hour (moderate - heavy) within the 250 km diameter of the Tropical Depression. Fishing boats and other small seacrafts are advised not to venture out into the eastern seaboards of the country and over the northern and western seaboards of Northern Luzon due to the Northeast Monsoon and over the western seaboard of Visayas and Mindanao due to the Tropical Depression.