The storm forecast bulletin issued at 5:00 a.m. on October 7 by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said that at 3:00 a.m. on the same day, the center of low pressure area 10a (near the East Sea) was at about 12.3 degrees north latitude, 118.7 degrees east longitude, inside the Philippine Forecast Area (PAR), 145km west of Coron, Palawan.
The low pressure is moving westward at 10km per hour and is unlikely to strengthen in the next 24 hours.
However, the low pressure is located along the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
It is forecast that in the next 24 hours, Palawan including the Kalayaan Islands and Occidental Mindoro will be cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms due to low pressure and the tropical convergence zone.
The entire Visayas is cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms due to the tropical convergence zone.
The entire Visayas, Occidental Mindoro and Palawan including the Kalayaan Islands will have light to moderate winds from southwest to southeast with rough to moderate seas.
In other areas such as Bicol, MIMAROPA, Quezon, Rizal, Laguna, Batangas, Ilocos, Cordillera, Cagayan Valley and Central Luzon, beware of flash floods or landslides due to heavy rains.
Also according to the latest storm news from PAGASA, low pressure area 10b outside the PAR has strengthened into a tropical depression. At 2:00 a.m. on October 7, the center of the tropical depression was at about 19.8 degrees north latitude, 145.7 degrees east longitude, 2,540 km east of the northernmost tip of Luzon.
Maximum winds near the center of the tropical depression are 55 km/h, gusting to 70 km/h. The tropical depression is moving northward at 25 km/h and is not forecast to enter the PAR.
According to the weather forecast bulletin of the Vietnam National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, on October 7, in the western sea area of the North East Sea (including the Hoang Sa archipelago), the central and southern East Sea (including the Truong Sa archipelago), the sea area from Quang Tri to Quang Ngai will have showers and thunderstorms.
Day and night on October 7, in the western sea area of the North East Sea (including the Hoang Sa archipelago), the central and southern East Sea (including the Truong Sa archipelago), the southern Gulf of Tonkin, the sea area from Quang Tri to Ca Mau, Ca Mau to Kien Giang and the Gulf of Thailand, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms.
During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes and strong gusts of wind of level 7-8.
All ships operating in the above areas are at risk of being affected by tornadoes and strong gusts of wind.
