According to the latest tropical depression information from the Philippine Meteorological Agency ( pagasa), on the afternoon of December 6, tropical depression Wilma is maintaining winds and is almost unchanged.
The center of the tropical depression is located in the sea off the Sorat (Eastern Samar), with maximum sustained winds of about 45 km/h, gusting up to 55 km/h.
The strong wind zone has an area of radius of about 200 km from the center of the tropical depression.
Heavy rain from tropical depression Wilma combined with the wind convergence zone could continue to cause localized flooding.
Tourists in the central Philippines should monitor weather forecasts regularly, limit travel to mountainous and coastal areas during heavy rains.
Many coastal areas are in a state of rough to very rough seas, with waves 4-5.5 m high, especially in the East Coast of Luzon and Visayas, the coast of Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Northern Samar...
Small boats, tourist boats, and local boats absolutely do not go to sea. All crew members are advised to find a safe anchorage spot.
Tropical Depression Wilma is forecast to continue moving slowly westward, possibly making landfall in the Eastern Samar or Northern Samar area today 06.12, then passing through the Visayas until7.12 before deploying to the Sulu Sea and heading north of Palawan on the morning of 08.12.
The tropical depression is likely to remain a tropical depression, even weakening into a low area when it enters the central Philippines.
However, the possibility of the tropical depression intensifying when it enters the East Sea and becoming storm No. 16 cannot be ruled out.
The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting is also monitoring this tropical depression.
It is forecasted that in the next 24-48 hours, the tropical depression is forecast to continue moving in the West Southwest direction. At 1:00 p.m. on December 7, the center was at 11.7°N - 123.2°E (in the Philippines), maintaining winds of level 6, gusting to 8.
By 1:00 p.m. on December 18, the system is likely to move to the East Central East Sea, at about 11.5°N - 119.4°E, strong winds of level 6, gusting to 8.
The danger zone is determined to be 10.5-13.0°N and 118.0°E east of the line. The East Central East Sea area is at level 3 natural disaster risk.
In the next 48-72 hours, the tropical depression is likely to continue to the West Southwest at a speed of 20-25 km/h and change little in intensity. Tourists and boats need to continue to monitor tropical depression forecasts to proactively plan their travel.
From early morning on December 8, the East Central East Sea may experience strong winds of level 6, gusts of level 8, waves 2-4 m high, rough seas. Ships entering the danger zone may encounter thunderstorms, whirlwinds, strong winds and large waves, so they need to be cautious and continuously update the latest weather forecast.
