‘Caloy’ almost stationary over West Philippine Sea

Satellite image from Pagasa
Satellite image from Pagasa

TROPICAL Depression “Caloy” is almost stationary over the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Wednesday, June 29, 2022.

Pagasa said Caloy was spotted around 10 a.m. Wednesday at 375 kilometers west of Iba, Zambales with maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour (km/h) near the center, gusts of up to 55 km/h and central pressure of 1000 hPa.

It said the monsoon trough and the southwest monsoon enhanced by Caloy will bring monsoon rains over the western sections of Luzon and Visayas.

“The Southwest Monsoon enhanced by this tropical depression will bring occasionally gusty conditions reaching strong breeze to near gale in strength over Extreme Northern Luzon, and the western sections of Luzon and Visayas. These conditions are more likely in coastal and mountainous/upland localities of these areas,” said Pagasa.

It said the weather system will bring moderate to rough seas over the seaboards of Northern Luzon and the western seaboards of central and southern Luzon.

Pagasa said Caloy was forecast to remain almost stationary or move generally west northwestward within the day before turning northwestward in the next two days.

It said Caloy is expected to make landfall in China on Saturday, July 2.

“On the forecast track, ‘Caloy’ may exit the Philippine area of responsibility within 24 hours. However, due to the present nature of its circulation, the track and intensity forecast for this tropical depression may still change in the succeeding bulletins,” said Pagasa. (SunStar Philippines)

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