Pagasa: Tropical depression expected to enter PAR by Tuesday
MANILA, Philippines – The tropical depression east of the country may enter the Philippine area of responsibility as a tropical storm by Tuesday evening, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) reported Monday morning.
“Ito po’y inaasahang kikilos generally westward and then posibleng pumasok ito ng Philippine area of responsibility by Tuesday as tropical storm na,” Pagasa weather specialist Ezra Bulquerin said.
(It is expected to move generally westward and may enter the Philippine area of responsibility by Tuesday as a tropical storm.)
As of 3 a.m., Monday, the weather disturbance was spotted approximately 1,900 kilometers east of Mindanao, packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 70 kph. while moving west northwest at 20 kph.
Once it enters PAR, it will be gien the local name “Odette.”
Monday forecast
Rain showers and thunderstorms are expected in many parts of the country on Monday due to the northeast monsoon or “amihan” and the shear line, Pagasa said.
The northern, central and eastern parts of Luzon will have cloudy skies and isolate rain showers due to the “amihan”, while the rest of Luzon will have generally fair weather.
The Bicol region, Quezon, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Capiz, Aklan, Dinagat Islands and Surigao provinces will have scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the shear line.
The rest of Visayas and Mindanao will likewise have generally fair weather with chances of isolated rain showers due to localized thunderstorms.
Rough seas alert!
Pagasa also raised gale warnings over five areas:
-seaboards of northern Luzon
-eastern seaboard of central Luzon
-eastern and western seaboards of southern Luzon
-eastern seaboard of Visayas
-eastern seaboard of Mindanao
“Bawal po muna pumalaot ‘yung mga kababayan nating mangingisda o ‘yung may maliliit na sasakyang pandagat dahil sa maalon hanggang sa napakaalon na sea condition dala po ng northeast monsoon o ‘yung amihan,” Pagasa weather specialist Ezra Bulquerin said during the public weather forecast.
(Fishermen and those with small vessels are not allowed to set sail because of the moderate to rough sea conditions due to the northeast monsoon.)
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