Tropical storm Surigae as of 10:40 p.m. on September 23, 2026. Handout/PAGASAMANILA — The tropical depression outside the Philippine area of responsibility intensified into a tropical storm Wednesday evening, according to PAGASA.
It was assigned the international name Surigae, which is a kind of eagle in Korea.
At 10 p.m., Tropical Storm Surigae was located 1,645 kilometers east of Northern Luzon.
It had maximum winds of 65 kilometers per hour with gustiness up to 80 kph. It was moving west northwestward at 20 kph.
The tropical storm’s trough or extension will bring scattered rains over Eastern Visayas, Caraga, Davao Oriental, Misamis Oriental, and Camiguin.
The weather disturbance may enter the PAR on Thursday morning, September 24, and will be assigned the local name Queenie.
Queenie is expected to gradually intensify while moving northwestward over the Philippine.
It may reach typhoon strength while east of Taiwan on Sunday, September 27. Around this time, stormy conditions may also be experienced over parts of Exteme Northern Luzon.
There is a bifurcation in the forecast track of the storm: (1) it may turn northward and exit the PAR Tuesday next week, or (2) it may continue to moving northwestward and make landfall over Taiwan.
“Base sa ating assessment ay hindi naman ito mag-e-enhance or magpapalakas ng Habagat dito sa western sections ng Luzon at Visayas, unlike nitong mga nagdaang bagyo ng Hulyo at Agosto,” weather forecaster Benison Estareja said during PAGASA’s afternoon broadcast.
(Unlike the tropical cyclones in July and August, Queenie will not enhance the southwest monsoon or Habagat over the western sections of Luzon and Visayas, based on our assessment.)
However, Habagat may still affect the western sections of Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao by weekend.