The low pressure area (LPA) east of extreme Northern Luzon developed into a tropical depression at 2 am on Wednesday, October 19, and was given the local name Obet.

Obet is the Philippines’ 15th tropical cyclone for 2022 and the third for October.

It was located 1,055 kilometers east of extreme Northern Luzon before dawn on Wednesday, moving north northwest at only 10 kilometers per hour (km/h).

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in a bulletin issued at 5 am that Obet is expected to head for Northern Luzon or the Luzon Strait.

It may cross extreme Northern Luzon or the northern part of mainland Northern Luzon between Friday evening, October 21, and Saturday morning, October 22.

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