[UPDATED] The low-pressure area monitored by the state weather bureau east of Southeastern Luzon has now developed into Tropical Depression EgayPH. | charieabarcaINQ
On Friday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the center of Egay was last plotted 900 kilometers east of Southeastern Luzon.
It has maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the center and a gustiness of up to 70 kph.Egay’s trajectory and intensity movement: North-Northwest at a slow pace Ana Clauren-Jorda, a Pagasa weather specialist, forecast that Egay might become a tropical storm in 12 hours.“Egay is forecast to move slowly in the next 24 hours and will [generally track] west-northwestward until late Sunday before turning northwestward over the Philippine Sea east of Luzon for the remainder of the forecast period,” said the state weather bureau in its 11 a.m. bulletin.From July 23, Egay will bring 50-100mm of rain to Catanduanes and Northern Samar.
“In areas that will not be directly affected by Egay, monsoon rains from the enhanced southwest monsoon are possible over the western sections of Mimaropa and Visayas on Sunday,” said Clauren-Jorda. “On Monday and Tuesday, monsoon rains are likely over the western sections of Southern Luzon and Western Visayas,” she added.RELATED STORY:
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