SEVERE tropical storm "Isang" (international name: Hato) may be out of the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) but will continue to enhance the southwest monsoon, causing heavy rains over Luzon and the Visayas, the state weather bureau said on Tuesday.

As of 5:00 p.m., Isang was estimated at 396 kilometers west of Basco, Batanes with maximum sustained winds of up to 110 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 137 kph. It is forecast to move west-northwest at 25 kph, according to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).

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