Another weather disturbance forming east of southern Mindanao—Pagasa

MANILA, Philippines—Two days after central Philippines was devastated by supertyphoon “Yolanda,” a tropical depression has been spotted 1,300 kilometers east of southern Mindanao, the state weather bureau said in a weather advisory issued at 11:45 p.m. Sunday.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the tropical depression south of the Caroline Islands had maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour and was forecast to move northwest-ward at 26 kph.

The weather disturbance is expected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility within 24 to 36 hours, Pagasa said.