PAGASA
At 8:00 PM today, the Tropical Depression outside the PAR has intensified into Tropical Storm "ATSANI". Its center was estimated at 2,430 km East of Mindanao (8.2 ºN, 148.4 ºE). It has maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 80 km/h. It is moving northward at 20 km/h. Based on all available meteorological data, this tropical cyclone is likely to enter the PAR on Sunday or Monday. However, it is less likely to bring severe weather over any locality of the country over the next 3 days. Once inside the PAR, "ATSANI" will be assigned the domestic name "SIONY".