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MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – The low pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) intensified into a tropical depression at 8 pm on Saturday, June 29. It has been given the local name Egay.

In a bulletin issued 11 pm on Saturday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Tropical Depression Egay is already 870 kilometers east of Daet, Camarines Norte, slowly moving northwest.

Egay has maximum winds of 55 kilometers per hour (km/h) and gustiness of up to 65 km/h. It is expected to maintain its tropical depression classification inside PAR.

There are no areas under tropical cyclone warning signals. According to PAGASA, Egay is unlikely to make landfall. (READ: FAST FACTS: Tropical cyclones, rainfall advisories)

But Egay, even as an LPA, was already enhancing the southwest monsoon or hanging habagat, which has been bringing rain to parts of Luzon and the Visayas. More monsoon rain is expected in the next days, in the areas below.

Saturday night, June 29

• Metro Manila
• Ilocos Region
• Mimaropa
• Cagayan
• Batanes
• Zambales
• Bataan
• Cavite
• Batangas
• Antique
• Aklan

Sunday, June 30

• Metro Manila
• Ilocos Region
• Cordillera Administrative Region
• Mimaropa
• Zambales
• Bataan
• Cavite
• Batangas
• Masbate
• Antique
• Aklan

Monday, July 1

• Ilocos Region
• Cordillera Administrative Region
• Central Luzon
• Calabarzon
• Mimaropa
• Bicol
• Antique
• Aklan

PAGASA advised residents in areas affected by the enhanced southwest monsoon to watch out for possible flash floods and landslides.

Based on its latest forecast track, Egay will leave PAR on Wednesday, July 3.

Egay is the Philippines’ 5th tropical cyclone for 2019, after Amang in January, Betty in February, Chedeng in March, and Dodong also in June – all tropical depressions as well. (READ: LIST: PAGASA’s names for tropical cyclones in 2019)

The Philippines gets an average of 20 tropical cyclones annually, but since 2019 is an El Niño year, only 14 to 18 tropical cyclones are expected.

Below is the estimated number of tropical cyclones from July to December:

• July – 2 or 3
• August – 2 to 4
• September – 2 to 4
• October – 2 or 3
• November – 1 or 2
• December – 0 or 1

PAGASA declared the start of the rainy season last June 14. – Rappler.com