Manila, Oct. 23 -- Salome has weakened into a tropical depression, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its 11 a.m. bulletin on Thursday.

The cyclone packs maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 55 kph.

It is last tracked 115 kms. northwest of Calayan, Cagayan, moving southwest at 20 kph.

Strong winds will prevail in areas under signal no. 1: Batanes, the northern and western portions of Babuyan Islands (Calayan Is., Dalupiri Is., Babuyan Is.), and the northwestern portion of Ilocos Norte (Bangui, Pagudpud, Burgos, Pasuquin, Bacarra, Laoag City)

Heavy rainfall is still forecast across Batanes.

Gale warning remains in e...