The tropical storm "Kristine" (international name: Trami) has strengthened into a strong tropical storm, and a state meteorological management agency has reported it. According to the latest bulletin, at 17:00 (GMT+8), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) announced that Kristine has maximum sustained winds of 95 km/h and gusts up to 115 km/h.
Analysis of the center of the strong tropical storm showed that it is located approximately 175 km east of Echague, Isabela. It is moving west at a speed of 20 km/h and is expected to make landfall near Isabela this evening or tomorrow morning, October 24, closer to dawn, according to PAGASA.
Here is the classification of tropical cyclone signals based on the situation at 17:00, according to PAGASA:
Also, in the area affected by the strong tropical storm "Kristine" at the present time are the Central and Southern parts of Ilocos Sur, Northern and Central parts of Abra, including the islands of Babuyan, Northern part of Aurora, Northern part of Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Zambales, Bataan, Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, and Quezon, including the islands of Polillo.