Typhoon "Gorio" has maintained its strength as it moves toward Taiwan.
At 10 am on Saturday, PAGASA located the weather disturbance to be 265 kilometers north northeast of Basco, Batanes.
Gorio is packing maximum sustained winds of up to 145 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 180 kph.
It is forecast to move northwest at 15 kph.
Gorio is predicted to be out of the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) by Sunday.
By 6 am tomorrow, the typhoon is expected to be at 480 kilometers north northeast of Basco, Batanes.
Weather in the western section of Northern and Central Luzon may continue to experience some heavy rains due to the Southwest Monsoon enhanced by Gorio.
Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal Number 2 is up over Batanes.
Signal Number 1 is raised over Babuyan group of islands.
Meanwhile, the Tropical Depression over the West Philippine Sea is currently estimated at 435 kilometers west of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte.
It is not expected to enter PAR.
