‘Ineng’ almost stationary in north Luzon

Tropical storm “Ineng” remained almost stationary in northern Luzon for the last six hours, the weather bureau said in its 5 a.m. bulletin Tuesday.

Ineng was plotted at 810 kilometers east of northern Luzon with maximum winds of 65 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its website.

It was spotted earlier hovering over the Philippine Sea 730 km east of northern Luzon at 10 a.m. Monday.

Though it was not forecast to hit land, it was still expected to continue to enhance the southwest monsoon and bring rain over the western section of Luzon and the Visayas, weather specialist Joel Jesusa said Monday.