The latest storm and low pressure forecast from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on January 5 said that there are 2 low pressure areas in the East Sea and 1 low pressure area near the East Sea that will appear between February 5 and 18.
PAGASA weather forecasters said that during the week from February 5 to 11, the first low pressure in the East Sea will form. The latest low pressure is expected to develop in the southwestern part of the Philippine PAR forecast area. Storm experts say that this low pressure is unlikely to strengthen into a storm in the East Sea.
During the forecast period from February 12 to 18, PAGASA's typhoon forecast models predict that 2 depressions will form in the PAGASA PAR forecast area. Both of these depressions are unlikely to strengthen into tropical storms.
The low pressure near the East Sea is expected to form near eastern Visayas and Mindanao, Philippines. Meanwhile, a low pressure in the East Sea is likely to appear in the southwest of the PAR.
Previously, in the storm and low pressure forecast on February 3, PAGASA said that during the week from February 3 to February 9, a new low pressure is expected to form near the Philippines. The new low pressure is likely to appear south of the PAR forecast area and is likely to enter the East Sea.
The second low pressure is expected to form east of the Philippines during the week of February 10 to 16. This low pressure near the East Sea will form in the area south of the PAR and gradually move westward before entering the East Sea.
Both low pressure areas in PAGASA's February 3 forecast are assessed to have little chance of strengthening into storms.
In the 2025 typhoon season forecast, PAGASA said that it is expected that 19 to 20 typhoons will enter the PAR forecast area. Among them, there is a storm that is likely to appear in the until the end of February. Meanwhile, it is forecasted that there may be one or no storm forming near the Philippines in March, PAGASA leader Nathaniel Servando told Manila Times.
In addition, PAGASA also announced a list of 25 typhoon names for the 2025 typhoon season, including: Auring, Bising, Crising, Dante, Emong, Fabian, Gorio, Huaning, one one one, one, Jacinto, Kiko, Lannie, Mirasol, Nando, Opong, Paolo, Quedan, Ramil, Salome, Tino, Uwan, Verbena, Wilma, Yasmin and Zoraida.
PAGASA is also preparing 10 more reserve typhoon names for the 2025 typhoon season, including Alamid, Bruno, Conching, Dolor, Ernie, Florante, Gerardo, Hernan, Isko and Jerome.
The 2024 typhoon season in the Philippines recorded 17 typhoons, with 6 of these typhoons appearing in succession in the last 3 months of the year, causing heavy damage.
The 2024 typhoon season report in the Philippines compiled by Reliefweb.int shows that 6 strong typhoons hit Luzon, Philippines in just 25 days, causing damage to the areas of Bicol, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Cordillera and Ilocos. The first strongest storm in this series is Typhoon Kristine (international name: Typhoon Trami), causing heavy rain in 17 areas of the Philippines, leading to flooding and landslides.
