Manila: Tropical Storm Nakri has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and was given the local name Quedan, the weather bureau said in its 5 p.m. bulletin on Thursday. Quedan packs maximum sustained winds of 75 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 90 kph, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.
According to Philippines News Agency, Quedan was last tracked 1,370 kilometers east northeast of extreme Northern Luzon, moving north northwestward at 30 kph. No tropical cyclone wind signal is hoisted, and Quedan is unlikely to affect the country's weather and sea conditions. Quedan is forecast to leave PAR on Thursday night or Friday.
Meanwhile, PAGASA spotted a low-pressure area (LPA) 290 kilometers west of Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro inside PAR as of 2 p.m. This LPA is unlikely to develop into a tropical cyclone in the next 24 hours, PAGASA said. However, PAGASA noted that the LPA, the southwesterlies, and the northeasterly windflow will cause strong to gale-force gusts across Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Norte, Palawan, Negros Island Region, Central Visayas, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Caraga, Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula, BARMM, Soccsksargen, Davao Occidental, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental.
