The country’s weather bureau, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warned the Filipino public that the Low Pressure Area (LPA) has intensified into a Tropical Depression. Once it enters PAR it will be named as Bagyong Lando.
PAGASA forecasts that Bagyong Lando might enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Wendesday night or early morning of Thursday, October 15, 2015.
The weather bureau noted that the Tropical Depression was last spotted 2,535 kilometers east of Luzon, and there are chances that the cyclone will intensify further as it remained at sea.
The latest weather disturbance moved west northwest at 25 kph and packed maximum sustained winds of 45 kph.
PAGASA also reported that a tail-end of a cold front is affecting extreme Northern Luzon. Cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and isolated thunderstorms will be experienced over the provinces of Ilocos Norte, Apayao, Cagayan, Isabela, Aurora, Quezon and the islands of Batanes, Calayan and Babuyan.