Manila Bulletin
LPA off Mindanao may intensify into tropical depression within 24 hours -- PAGASA
A low pressure area (LPA) southeast of Palau has intensified into a tropical depression and is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Tuesday, December 14, 2021.
Once inside the PAR, it will be named "Odette."
As of Sunday morning, December 12, 2021, the tropical depression was located 2,095 kilometers east of Mindanao with maximum sustained winds of 45 km/h and gustiness of up to 55 km/h.
PAGASA forecasts that Odette may develop into a tropical storm within 24 hours and a typhoon by Tuesday evening or Wednesday early morning.
The storm is predicted to make landfall over the Eastern Visayas-Caraga area on Wednesday evening or Thursday morning.
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals, potentially up to Signal No. 4, may be raised over parts of Visayas and Mindanao.
In preparation for the storm, the Philippine Red Cross has directed its services, chapters, and volunteers to prepare for deployment.
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A tropical depression east of Mindanao, with maximum sustained winds of 55 kph and gustiness of up to 70 kph, is moving westward at 15 kph.
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