Queenie to exit PH Friday night, storm signals lifted

MANILA, Philippines — Storm signals were lifted as Tropical storm Queenie (Sinlaku) moved further away from the country  on Friday  afternoon, the state weather bureau said.

Queenie was last observed 420 kilometers west northwest of Puerto Princesa City with maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour near the center and gusts of up to 80 kph, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said.

The storm was moving west northwest at 26 kph and is expected to exit the western border of the Philippine area of responsibility between  6 p.m. and 7p.m. Friday.

Local disaster reports said that four were killed in Queenie’s aftermath.

Moderate to heavy rains are still seen within the 400-kilometer diameter of the storm, Pagasa said.

Meanwhile, a low pressure area 480 kilometers east of General Santos City will bring rains in Mindanao, Eastern and Central Visayas over the weekend.

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