As Severe Tropical Storm #KristinePH (international name: Trami) continued to pound Luzon with strong winds and heavy rains, weather bureau PAGASA warned on Thursday, October 24, 2024, that the low pressure area east of Mindanao would likely develop into a tropical cyclone.

At 8 a.m., the LPA was located 2,295 kilometers east of northeastern Mindanao, or outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility.

According to a report on GMA News Online, PAGASA said the LPA has a ''high chance'' of developing into a tropical depression within the next 24 hours.

Once inside PAR, it will be referred to by its local name, "Leon."

PAGASA said its forecast model for October 23 to 29 showed that the weather disturbance would likely enter the northeastern boundary of PAR before recurving toward Japan.

“Asahan pa rin po natin 'yung mga paulan hindi lamang sa Northern Luzon kundi maging sa Central Luzon area,” PAGASA assistant weather services chief Chris Perez said in an interview on Balitanghali on Thursday.

(Let us expect rainfall not only in Northern Luzon but also in the Central Luzon area.)

According to PAGASA, Kristine will head toward the West Philippine Sea and leave PAR on Friday.