The latest typhoon news of the Philippine Department of Astronomy, Geophysics and atmosphere (Pagasa) on the morning of July said that the tropical depression Dante remained strength when moving fast in the Northwest in the Philippines, which significantly affects the weather on the mainland even though it is far from the northernmost region of Luzon Island to 880km.
According to Pagasa, at 4am on 23.7, the tropical depression Dante was determined at 20.1 degrees North latitude, 130.4 degrees of eastern menstrual degrees, with the strongest wind near the center of 55 km/h, 70 km/h.
The tropical downstream Dante is moving northwest at 25 km/h and is expected to be stronger into a storm within the next 12 hours, towards the Ryukyu Islands (Japan) and the East China Sea. Although the possibility of stronger storms is not high, it still cannot be excluded.
The worrying thing is that Dante is intensifying the activity of the southwest monsoon, which has caused persistent rain for many days in Luzon's regions. PAGASA warned that during the day and tonight, the southwest monsoon will continue to bring heavy to very heavy rain, even in some places with extremely heavy rain in densely populated areas, including:
High-risk areas of heavy rain and flooding: Metro Manila (capital area), Benguet, Pangasinan, tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Occidental Mindoro.
likely areas with scattered showers: MIMAROPA (including Palawan), La Union, Nueva Ecija, Quezon, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate, Antique, Iloilo, Guimaras, Negros Occidental.
Not only the rain, strong winds are also spreading due to the combined influence of Dante and the Southwest monsoon. It is forecasted that in the next 3 days (September 26-25) strong winds of level 6-7, some places with gusts of level 8-9 will affect a series of coastal areas, hills and plateau in the Philippines.
PAGASA recommends that fishermen and small fishing vessels should not set sail in many sea areas in the next 24 hours due to waves 2-3.5 m high. Dangerous areas include:
Waves up to 3.5m high: West of Lubang Island.
Waves 3m or more: Batanes, Kalayaan, Zambales coast, Bataan, Western Mindoro, Calamian.
Waves 2-2.5m: Many coastal areas of Northern Luzon, Bicol and the Visayas.
Not only Dante, there are currently 2 other tropical depressions being closely monitored. One of them - the 7am low pressure - has been assessed by PAGASA as having a "high probability" of becoming a storm within the next 24 hours.
Another system - low pressure 07i - outside the Philippines is also likely to enter and strengthen in the coming days.
If the weather developments are as forecast, the Philippines could face up to 3 dangerous weather systems in less than 48 hours.
Meanwhile, storm No. 3 Wipha (storm Crising named after the Philippines) last night (July 22), weakened into a low pressure area over the Vietnam - Laos border, according to the weather forecast at 1:00 a.m. on July 23 of the Vietnam National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
At 1:00 a.m. on July 23, the low pressure area was located at about 20.0 degrees North latitude; 104.8 degrees East longitude. The strongest wind in the center of the low pressure area is below level 6 (under 39 km/h).
It is forecasted that in the next 12 hours, the low pressure area will continue to move mainly in the West Southwest direction, weakening and gradually dissipating.
