Tropical Disturbance (LPA) VICKY StormWatch No. 03

Tropical Disturbance (LPA) VICKY has accelerated west-northwestward across the Sulu Sea as it is about to traverse Palawan.  This system remains disorganized, but could still become a Tropical Depression (TD) once it reaches the warm waters of the West Philippine Sea within the next 06 to 24 hours.

LPA VICKY and its trough will continue to bring scattered to widespread rains and thunderstorms across Palawan including Kalayaan Island Group for the next 24 hours.  Floods and landslides are likely in this kind of weather system. *Kindly refer to PAGASA for local warnings and forecasts in your respective regions.

• Location of Ill-defined Center: Along the eastern coast of Central Palawan (near 9.4°N 119.3°E)
• Distance 1: 79 km southeast of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
• Distance 2: 100 km south of Roxas, Palawan
• Distance 3: 579 km east-southeast of Pagasa Island, Kalayaan (Palawan) 

• LPA VICKY is forecast to become a TD emerging over the West Philippine Sea by Sunday morning (Dec 20), and could become a Tropical Storm (TS) upon exiting the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Sunday afternoon. Kindly refer to our attached StormWatch Track for the forecast wind speeds of this disturbance.
• This disturbance is expected to move out of the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) by tomorrow, Sunday afternoon.