Tropical depression outside PAR to enhance Habagat

A weather disturbance outside the Philippine area of responsibility has intensified into a tropical depression and will enhance the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat.

Citing information from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), GMA News' resident meteorologist Nathaniel Cruz on Radio dzBB said that the weather condition was located far west of Luzon, already outside PAR.

It has no direct effect on the country but it will enhance the prevailing Habagat, Cruz added.

The tropical depression will intensify further as it nears China, JMA's forecast indicated. —Jamil Joseph Santos/LBG, GMA News