LPA develops into Tropical Depression Enteng
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) yesterday said the low-pressure area (LPA) east of Eastern Visayas has developed into a tropical depression named Enteng.
At a press conference, PAGASA weather specialist Veronica Torres said the LPA turned into a tropical depression at 8 a.m. yesterday.
Torres said that Tropical Depression Enteng was located 120 kilometers north-northeast of Borongan City in Eastern Samar or 150 km east of Catarman, Northern Samar. It has maximum sustained winds of 45 km per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 55 kph as it moves northwestward at 30 kph.
“Tropical Depression Enteng is moving fast so we expect it after 24 hours or at 8 a.m. (today) to be located 190 km east of Baler, Aurora. At 8 a.m. (of Tuesday) at 145 km east of Aparri, Cagayan and at 8 a.m. (of Wednesday) in the vicinity of Calayan, Cagayan, Babuyan Island,” Torres said.
Torres said Enteng might reach tropical storm category by Tuesday and severe tropical storm category by Thursday.
“We do not discount the possibility that it will make landfall within the Bicol and Eastern Visayas region in the next 48 hours,” she added.
As of yesterday, the Manila International Airport Authority said six domestic flights were cancelled due to bad weather conditions at their destinations.
CebGo, a sister company of Cebu Pacific, also cancelled the flights to and from Masbate and Naga city.
Under PAGASA’s tropical cyclone wind signal system, a super typhoon is declared if it has sustained winds of 185 kph; typhoon for 118 to 184 kph; severe tropical storm for 89 to 117 kph; tropical storm for 62 to 88 kph and tropical depression if it has 61 kph or less.
Torres said that tropical cyclone wind signal No. 2 might be raised in areas affected by the tropical depression.
She said that tropical cyclone wind signal No. 1 was already raised in the eastern portion of Camarines Sur – including Presentacion, Garchitorena, Caramoan, Calabanga, Naga City, Pili, Bombon, Magarao, Ocampo, Baao, Nabua, Bula, Balatan, Bato, Milaor, Minalabac, Camaligan, Sagnay, Iriga City, Buhi, Tigaon, San Jose, Goa, Siruma, Tinambac,
