LPA develops into Tropical Depression Enteng

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.

- BELLA CARIASO

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.