Tropical Depression Nearing Philippines

A tropical depression over the Pacific Ocean is expected to intensify into a storm before entering the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) this morning, but state weather forecasters said the disturbance is not expected to bring a significant amount of rain over areas affected by the El Niño dry spell.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the weather disturbance was spotted at 5 p.m. yesterday some 1,420 kilometers east of Visayas with maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometer per hour.
The weather disturbance, which will be given the local name “Agaton” once it enters the PAR, was moving west-northwest at 19 kph.
Senior weather forecaster Robert Sawi said the depression is likely to reach storm intensity before approaching the country’s area of responsibility.
“If it will not change track, it will enter the country on Wednesday morning,” Sawi told a press briefing at the Pagasa head office in Quezon City yesterday.

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