The latest storm and low pressure news on April 8th from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that the agency's forecasters are monitoring a low pressure area forming in southeastern Guam earlier this week.
At 8 am on April 8, the newly detected low pressure was 3,100km northeast of Mindanao.
Philippine weather forecasters believe that this low pressure has a high potential to become a tropical storm in the next 24 hours.
Notably, this system may enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) with strong tropical storm intensity in the middle of next week. When entering PAR, the latest storm will be named Caloy locally, the 3rd storm in the Philippines in this year's storm season.
Current forecasts show that this potentially storm-like low pressure area may also change direction over the Philippine Sea, far from the mainland.
According to PAGASA's April storm forecast, there is a possibility of 1 storm forming inside PAR or entering PAR.
February, March and April are considered quiet periods of storms, with tropical storm activity at least during the year.
However, April storms are not uncommon. On average, every 2 years, in April, a tropical storm will form.
