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Weather Today – October 16, 2017 New weather disturbance spotted outside PAR

Tropical Storm Odette has exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) but a new weather disturbance threatens the country.

In an interview with PAGASA Weather Forecaster Gener Quitlong, he said that the tropical depression was spotted at 1,055 kilometers east of Mindanao. It has maximum winds of 55 kilometers per hour (kph), gustiness of 65 kph, moving west-northwest at 15 kph. According to Quitlong, the tropical depression may intensify into a tropical storm and enter PAR this Monday.

In the next hours, Mindanao, Western Visayas, and Palawan will have cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and thunderstorms. In the rest of the country including Metro Manila, partly cloudy to cloudy skies will prevail apart from isolated rain showers mostly in the afternoon or evening. This weather condition is caused by Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) that affects Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

Gale warning is up in the northern seaboard he western seaboard of Southern Luzon, and the northern and western seaboard of Northern Luzon, where rough to very rough sea condition is expected. Sea travel is risky for fishing boats and other small seacraft as wave height may reach up to 3.4 to 4.5 meters.