Latest storm and low pressure news from the US Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), a new low pressure has formed in the East Sea since December 3.
Low pressure named Invest 95W by JTWC is appearing in the East Sea, in the area near Vietnam.
JTWC forecasters said on December 3 that low pressure Invest 95W is likely to strengthen into a storm within the next 24 hours.
International forecast models show that the low pressure in the East Sea will continue to move northwest, with increasing intensity in the next 12 to 36 hours.
Previously, the storm and low pressure forecast for December 2 by the Philippine weather agency PAGASA stated that during the week from December 2 to December 8, a low pressure is forecast to form in the East Sea, within PAGASA's PMD forecast area.
A new low pressure system has formed in the western part of the PMD. This low pressure system in the East Sea is considered by Philippine weather experts to have little chance of strengthening into a tropical storm.
PAGASA forecasts that during the week of December 9 to December 15, a low pressure area will appear near the East Sea, within the PMD forecast area. Forecasters said that this low pressure area near the East Sea will develop in the waters within PAGASA's TCAD area, then enter the Philippine Forecast Area (PAR), sweeping across the Visayas - Southern Luzon of the Philippines.
This low pressure system near the East Sea is expected to strengthen into a low to moderate storm during the forecast period, according to typhoon forecasters in the Philippines.
In the December storm forecast released on December 1, PAGASA said that it is expected that 1 to 2 tropical storms may enter PAR this month.
PAGASA typhoon forecaster Ana Clauren-Jorda warned the public to prepare for the possibility of a typhoon hitting the Philippines during the holiday season.
"One to two storms are forecast to enter the forecast area of the Philippines. These storms have a high probability of making landfall or affecting the mainland," she noted.
The Philippines has recorded six tropical storms since early October, including typhoons Kristine (international name: Trami), Leon (international name: Kong-rey), Marce (international name: Yinxing), Nika (international name: Toraji), Ofel (international name: Usagi) and Pepito (international name: Man-yi).
According to PAGASA's list of storm names for the 2024 typhoon season, the next storm name for this year's typhoon season in the Philippines will be Querubin.
