PAGASA: Tropical depression outside PAR now a storm

The tropical depression outside the Philippines Area of Responsibility (PAR) has developed into a tropical storm with the international name "Nuri," according to PAGASA.

The state weather bureau said Nuri became a tropical storm as of 2 a.m. on Wednesday, March 11.

The tropical storm was spotted 1,290 kilometers east of Eastern Visayas with maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h and gustiness of 80 km/h. It was moving southwestward slowly.

Nuri is not expected to enter the PAR and directly affect weather conditions in the country, according to a report by PAGASA weather specialist Chenel Dominguez. 

In its weather forecast, PAGASA said the Northeast Monsoon will affect Luzon and Visayas, while the trough of the tropical storm will have an impact on the eastern section of Mindanao.

Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, and Davao Oriental will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the trough of tropical storm.

Cloudy skies with light rains will prevail over Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, and Aurora as a result of the Northeast Monsoon.

Metro Manila, the rest of Luzon, and Visayas will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains also due to the Northeast Monsoon.

The rest of Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to localized thunderstorms.

Sunrise in Metro Manila will be at 6:07 a.m. and sunset at 6:06 p.m. —LDF/VBL, GMA Integrated News