Tropical depression Josie, monsoon rain heavy rain

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Satellite image of the tropical depression Josie, July 22, 2018, at 5:00 am. Image courtesy of NOAA

MANILA, Philippines – Tropical Depression Josie accelerated before dawn on Sunday, July 22, crossing the Luzon Strait and further improving the southwestern monsoon

. PAGASA said Josie is already 35 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes or 155 kilometers northeast of Calayan, Cagayan, moving northeast at 35 kilometers per hour (km / h) after its slower pace early

have maximum winds of 60 km / h and gusts of up to 80 km / h.

Signal # 1 is still raised above:

• Batanes
• Northern Cagayan including the Babuyan Islands Group

Rainy and stormy winds are expected in the Batanes and in the group of Babuyan Islands because of the tropical depression.

Josie also continues to improve the southwestern monsoon, which affects Luzon and the Visayas.

la, Central Luzon, Ilocos Region, Administrative Region of the Cordillera, the rest of the Cagayan Valley, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Rizal, Cavite and Batangas.

An orange rain warning was raised Sunday at 4am. Manila, Cavite and Rizal, which means intense rains and floods threaten. A yellow rain warning was also raised for Bataan, Bulacan, Laguna, Batangas and northern Quezon, which means heavy rains and possible flooding in low-lying areas

The Visayas and the rest from Luzon will also have occasional showers. southwestern monsoon

The areas affected by Josie and the southwestern monsoon should be alert in the event of sudden floods and landslides. This is particularly important as the land in parts of Luzon has already been saturated by heavy rains last week. (READ: Monsoon rains increase risk of landslides in Baguio, Benguet)

The city of Dagupan in Pangasinan was placed in a state of calamity on Saturday, July 21, due to massive floods caused by floods. southwestern monsoon

also warned that sea voyage remains risky on the northern shores of Luzon and on the west coast of central Luzon, especially in areas under signal number 1. (READ: QUICK FACTS : tropical cyclones, precipitation warnings) Josie is expected to leave the Philippine zone of responsibility (PAR) on Monday morning, July 23rd. This is the day of President Rodrigo Duterte's third address on the state of the nation (SONA)

Josie Tropical Depression Forecasting Trail, July 22, 2018, 5 hrs. Image published with the kind permission of PAGASA

Apart from Josie, PAGASA also monitors a low pressure zone (LPA) always outside of PAR. Further details on this APL will be given as soon as they are available.

Josie is the 10th tropical cyclone of the Philippines for 2018. The country receives an average of 20 tropical cyclones a year. (READ: LIST: The names of PAGASA for tropical cyclones in 2018)

Josie comes on the heels of the severe tropical storm Inday (Ampil), who left the PAR Saturday at 1 am. Inday did not make landfall in the Philippines, but he improved the southwest monsoon.

PAGASA declared the beginning of the rainy season on June 8th. – Rappler.com