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MANILA – The weather disturbance approaching the Philippine area of responsibility is forecast to turn into a tropical storm within 24 hours, the state meteorological office said.
The last tropical depression estimated at 1,960 kilometers east of Central Luzon is expected to enter PAR between Thursday morning and afternoon if it continues to move west-northwest “slowly,” PAGASA said in its latest weather bulletin.
The storm had maximum winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the center and gusts of up to 70 kilometers per hour, it said.
“It will continue to intensify as it moves over the Philippine Sea and may reach typhoon status before making landfall,” he added.
The storm comes just days after strong winds and torrential rains from Typhoon Quinta hit Luzon and parts of Visayas, killing at least 9 people and forcing some 150,000 to evacuate during the pandemic, according to the government’s disaster agency.
Around 20 weather disturbances hit the Philippines annually. Quinta (international name: Molave) is the 17th in the country this year.
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