LPA east of Luzon now Tropical Depression Domeng, says Pagasa
Weather satellite image Pagasa’s website
MANILA, Philippines — The low-pressure area (LPA) east of Luzon has strengthened into a tropical depression and is now named “Domeng,” the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Administration (Pagasa) said Thursday.
According to Pagasa, the LPA intensified into a tropical depression at 2 p.m. It was last located 940 kilometers (km) east of extreme northern Luzon, packing maximum sustained winds of 45 km per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 55 kph.
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Domeng was moving northwestward at 15 kph, the state weather bureau added.
The public is advised to wait for a tropical cyclone bulletin by late Thursday afternoon.
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Domeng formed almost immediately after Tropical Depression Caloy (now internationally known as Tropical Storm Chaba) left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), Pagasa noted.
The state weather service earlier said the country could expect up to 15 cyclones from July to December.
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