TROPICAL depression Caloy lingered over the West Philippine Sea on Wednesday and would continue to stir rains in large parts of the country, said state weather bureau PAGASA.
Caloy was “almost stationary” and was spotted 375 kilometers west of Iba, Zambales, PAGASA said in its 11 a.m. bulletin.
The country’s third storm this year was packing maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour near the center and up to 55 kph gusts, said the weather agency.
PAGASA said Caloy would enhance the monsoon trough and the habagat, which would bring rains over the western sections of Luzon and Visayas.
In the next 24 hours, moderate to heavy rains will lash Palawan, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Batangas, and Laguna, said PAGASA senior weather specialist Raymond Ordinario.
Moderate to at times heavy rains are expected in Metro Manila, Romblon, Marinduque, Rizal, Tarlac, Pampanga, Aurora, Quezon, Ilocos Region, Bicol Region, and Western Visayas, Ordinario said in a press conference.
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