The tropical depression outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility is given the local name Romina on Sunday, December 22, as it is moving toward Kalayaan Islands
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The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration usually gives local names to tropical cyclones only when they enter PAR, the area designated by the World Meteorological Organization for PAGASA to monitor. The weather bureau started this practice in 1963.Romina does not have an international name yet, as an international name is only assigned to a tropical cyclone when it becomes a tropical storm — the next category after tropical depression.
The tropical depression is moving north northeast toward Kalayaan Islands at a relatively fast 30 kilometers per hour .as of 11 am on Sunday, which means there is lead time of 36 hours to prepare for strong winds.Romina and the shear line are also causing rain. The tropical depression is the source of rain in Palawan, while the shear line is affecting Southern Luzon and the Visayas.
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