Egay made no landfall; is seen to exit PH Monday or Tuesday

MANILA, Philippines— Tropical depresssion Egay is expected to exit the Philippine area of responsibility by Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning. The weather bureau said in an updated forecast that it would no longer make landfall in northern Luzon as expected earlier.

Jori Loiz, forecaster at the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Egay weakened as it moved closer to the northern provinces of Cagayan and Isabela.

“It will just come close but it will no longer make a landfall,” Loiz said Sunday afternoon.

PAGASA retained Egay’s status as a tropical depression even as international agencies already elevated the weather system to a tropical storm, Loiz said. It was earlier forecast to hit Cagayan and Isabela.