In a bulletin issued 8 pm on Friday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Usman is already 240 kilometers east of Guiuan, Eastern Samar.
The tropical depression continues to have maximum winds of 55 kilometers per hour (km/h) and gustiness of up to 65 km/h. It is now unlikely to strengthen into a tropical storm, after initial projections that it could. (READ: FAST FACTS: Tropical cyclones, rainfall advisories)
Usman is expected to make landfall in Eastern Samar either on Friday evening or early Saturday morning, December 29.
Signal No. 1 remains up over the following areas:
northern part of Palawan including Calamian Group of Islands and Cuyo Group of Islands
southern part of Quezon
Marinduque
Romblon
Catanduanes
Camarines Norte
Camarines Sur
Albay
Sorsogon
Masbate including Ticao Island and Burias Island
southern part of Occidental Mindoro
southern part of Oriental Mindoro
Eastern Samar
Northern Samar
Samar
Biliran
Leyte
Southern Leyte
northern part of Cebu including Camotes Islands
Aklan
Capiz
Iloilo
Guimaras
Antique
northern part of Negros Occidental
Dinagat Islands
Moderate to heavy rain will continue in Bicol, Eastern Visayas, and Quezon, while light to heavy rain will prevail over Metro Manila, Mimaropa, Aurora, the rest of Calabarzon, and the rest of the Visayas on Friday evening.
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