Pagasa: LPA near Southern Luzon now Tropical Depression Egay
MANILA, Philippines — The low-pressure area (LPA) being monitored by the state weather bureau east of Southern Luzon has now developed into a tropical depression, locally named Egay.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said in a Facebook post on Friday morning that the LPA intensified and became a cyclone at 8 a.m.
TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATEAt 8:00 AM today, the Low Pressure Area east of Southern Luzon developed into Tropical Depression #EgayPH. Tropical Cyclone Bulletins will be issued starting at 11:00 AM today.DOST-PAGASA
Posted by Dost_pagasa on Thursday, July 20, 2023
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Pagasa, however, has yet to release a bulletin indicating details of the weather disturbance’s strength and track.
Egay is the country’s fifth tropical cyclone to hit the country in 2023 and the second in July.
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