The latest storm and low pressure information on April 25 from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that forecast models show that the low pressure near the East Sea will strengthen into a storm in the last days of April and early May 2025.
The bulletin shows that during the week from April 25 to May 1, the low pressure is likely to form in the southeast of the Philippine Forecast Area (PAR). The low pressure area near the East Sea is expected to move east of Mindanao, Visayas and Southern Luzon, Philippines.
Philippine typhoon forecasters say the low pressure is likely to strengthen into a low to moderate tropical storm during the forecast period.
However, PAGASA weather experts found that the low pressure near the East Sea that formed during the period from April 25 to May 1 is likely to extend its activity to the week from May 2 to May 8.
The low pressure is expected to strengthen into a low to moderate storm. It is noteworthy that during the forecast period, the system is likely to turn northeast, moving away from the eastern coast of Southern Luzon.
According to the Philippine weather agency, there are an average of 20 typhoons per year in the country, of which 8-9 typhoons make landfall in the Philippines.
January to May every year is often considered a quiet period for tropical depression and storm activity in the northwest Pacific basin, an area that includes the Philippines.
According to PAGASA's forecast for the 2025 typhoon season, in the next few months, there may be one to two tropical storms forming or entering the Philippine forecast area each month. PAGASA forecasts that from July, August and September 2025, there will be 2 to 3 tropical storms per month.
For the 2025 typhoon season, the list of typhoon names announced by PAGASA is: Auring, Bising, Crising, Dante, Emong, Fabian, Gorio, Huaning, one one, Jacinto, Kiko, Lannie, Mirasol, Nando, Opong, Paolo, Quedan, Ramil, Salome, Tino, Uwan, Verbena, Wilma, Yasmin, Zoraida.
If the Philippines records the number of storms exceeding the main name list for the 2025 typhoon season, PAGASA will also prepare an additional list of names in case of need, including: Alamid, Bruno, Conching, Dolor, Ernie, Florante, Gerardo, Hernan, Isko, Jerome.
The Philippines recorded a severe typhoon season in 2024, especially in the last 3 months of the year, in which some storms have entered the East Sea. In early 2025, PAGASA announced 8 typhoon names from the rotation list due to the severe consequences of storms in 2024.
The names of storms that the Philippines has suspended are Aghon, enteng, Julian, Kristine, Leon, Nika, Ofel and Pepito. The move makes 2024 the year with the most stormy names removed since the Philippines launched the typhoon naming program in 2001.
The replacement names for the eight removed names are Amuyao, Edring, Josefa, South, Lekep, Nanolay, Onos and Puwok.
