The latest typhoon forecast from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the low pressure area east of Batanes has developed into a tropical depression and has been named Julian.
At 5:00 a.m. on September 27, the center of the tropical depression was at about 20.9 degrees north latitude, 126.9 degrees east longitude, 525 km east of Itbayat, Batanes.
The strongest wind at the center of the tropical depression is 55 km/h, gusting to 70 km/h, central pressure is 1004 hPa.
The tropical depression is moving southwest at 15 km/h. The area of strong winds extends out to 150 km from the center of the tropical depression.
Julian is expected to make a detour over the waters east of Batanes and Cagayan over the next five days.
Initially, on September 27, the tropical depression will move south-southwest and slow down, then move slowly westward on Saturday (September 28) and northwestward on Sunday (September 29), before accelerating northward on Monday (September 30) and Tuesday (October 1).
The tropical depression will continue to strengthen and will be at tropical storm level on September 29 and severe typhoon level on October 1.
Aside from Julian, PAGASA is also monitoring the tropical depression outside the Philippine forecast area (PAR).
As of 2:00 a.m. on September 27, the center of this tropical depression was at about 17.5 degrees north latitude, 146.4 degrees east longitude, 2,610 km east of Central Luzon.
The strongest wind near the center of the tropical depression is 55 km/h, gusting up to 70 km/h and moving north-northwest at 15 km/h.
PAGASA is also monitoring another low pressure area outside PAR at about 16.9 degrees north latitude, 137.6 degrees east longitude (at 2:00 a.m. on September 27), 1,710 km east of Central Luzong.
Due to the influence of low pressure and tropical depression, the areas of Ilocos Norte, Apayao, Batanes, Cagayan including Babuyan and Isabela Islands, as well as Metro Manila and the rest of the Philippines will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms, with the possibility of flash floods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains.
Moderate seas are expected over Batanes, Cagayan and Isabela, with waves up to 2.5 meters high.
