TD Henry forecast to exit PAR on Wednesday evening or early Thursday

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical depression Henry is forecast to exit the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) on Wednesday evening or early Thursday, according to the state weather bureau on Wednesday.

In its 5 p.m. weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said that Henry was located 315 kilometers west of Dagupan City in Pangasinan as of 4 p.m.

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Henry maintained its strength as it was carrying a maximum wind speed of 45 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 55 kph. It was moving north-northwestward at 30 kph.

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“Henry is forecast to move generally west northwestward away from the Philippine landmass. It is expected to exit the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) this evening or tomorrow morning (02 July),” Pagasa said.

The tropical depression is predicted to gradually intensify while moving over the West Philippine Sea and may develop into a tropical storm by Thursday afternoon.

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Henry’s periphery and the southwest monsoon or habagat will bring strong to gale-force gusts over the following areas:

Wednesday: Batanes, Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Calabarzon and Mimaropa

Thursday: Batanes, Cagayan, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan and Palawan

Friday: Batanes, Cagayan, Pangasinan, Zambales and Palawan

The following coastal waters will experience relatively moderate sea conditions:

Up to 2.5 meters (m): Seaboards of Babuyan Islands and Zambales; northern seaboards of Cagayan and Ilocos Norte; western seaboards of Pangasinan, Bataan and Kalayaan Islands

Up to 2 m: Seaboards of Batanes, Isabela, Northern Aurora, Ilocos Sur, La Union and Lubang Islands; western seaboards of Bataan, Batangas and Palawan; remaining seaboards of Ilocos Norte and Kalayaan Islands /apl

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