Tropical storm TRAMI (named Kristine in the Philippines), is moving north-westwards and is approaching the north-eastern coasts of Luzon, northern Philippines. On 23 October at 3.00 UTC its centre was located over the sea, approximately 200 km east of Casiguran, Aurora province, Central Luzon region with maximum sustained winds of 85 km/h (tropical storm) and gusts up to 105 km/h.
Following its influence over at least four regions of the Philippines, national authorities report three missing people and one injured person in the Bicol region. In addition, more than 12,600 have been displaced and more than 382,000 affected across Bicol, Western Visayas, Eastern Visayas, and Zamboanga Peninsula.
TRAMI is forecast to make landfall in an area between the eastern coasts of Cagayan Valley, and Central Luzon on 23 October late morning. After that, it will cross northern Luzon and it will continue westwards over the South China Sea moving towards central-eastern Vietnam in the next few days.
For the next 24 hours, heavy to very heavy rainfall is forecast over central and northern Philippines.