The latest storm and low pressure news from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Agency (PAGASA) on the morning of January 14 said that at 3 am on the same day, the low pressure was located 755km east of Davao city. The low pressure trough has affected some areas in Visayas and Mindanao.
The new low pressure area near the Philippines will be named Ada locally when it strengthens into the country's first tropical depression in 2026.
Philippine weather forecasters said that strong wind warnings may be issued in some areas of Mindanao and Visayas.
Ada is forecast to move northwest, approach or land in the Eastern Visayas and Bicol regions between January 16 and 17.
Due to the influence of a low pressure area with strong potential to become Typhoon Ada, heavy rain may occur in many areas in the central Philippines. Floods and landslides are also forecast to occur.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has issued the first warning about a tropical depression in eastern Mindanao, Philippines, which shows that the low pressure will continue to move towards the Philippines in the coming days.
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) of the US Navy is still classifying this system as a low pressure. While PAGASA assesses that this low pressure is highly likely to become a typhoon, JTWC believes that the strength of this system is average.
Based on the forecast path, JTWC believes that the low pressure will move in a northwest direction to the north-west in the next 3 days, before turning north over the Philippine Sea.
JTWC storm forecasters also did not predict that the system would make landfall in the Philippines. This low pressure area could reach tropical storm level in the next 24 hours and is internationally named Nokaen.
