Tropical Cyclone Alert : Tropical Depression Ada (NOKAEN)
“ADA” MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AND IS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD AWAY FROM THE LUZON LANDMASS.
Location of eye/center : The center of Tropical Depression ADA was estimated based on all available data at 445 km East of Casiguran, Aurora (16.5, 126.3).
Strength : Maximum winds of 55 kph near the centerand gustiness of up to 70 kph.
Forecast movement : Forecast to move Northeastward at 10 kph
Forecast position :
Jan 19, 2026 08:00 PM - 560 km East of Casiguran, Aurora
Jan 20, 2026 08:00 AM - 745 km East of Casiguran, Aurora
Jan 20, 2026 08:00 PM - 970 km East of Northern Luzon
Jan 21, 2026 08:00 AM - 1,130 km East of Central Luzon
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND AREAS
Severe Winds
The surge Northeast Monsoon will also bring strong to gale-force gusts over the following areas (especially in coastal and upland areas exposed to winds):
Today: Batanes, Babuyan Islands, northern and eastern mainland Cagayan, eastern Isabela, Ilocos Norte, Abra, Polillo Islands, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, and Catanduanes.
Tomorrow (20 January): Batanes, Babuyan Islands, northern and eastern mainland Cagayan, eastern Isabela, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Aurora, CALABARZON, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Romblon, Marinduque, Cuyo Islands, Kalayaan Islands, Bicol Region, Northern Samar, Samar, Eastern Samar, and Dinagat Islands.
Wednesday (21 January): Ilocos Region, Abra, Apayao, Cagayan Valley, Aurora, Bulacan, Bataan, Metro Manila, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Visayas, Caraga, Davao Region, Camiquin, Misamis Oriental, Lanao del Norte, Zamboanga Peninsula, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi.
HAZARDS AFFECTING COASTAL WATERS
There is no Gale Warning hoisted at this time.
24-Hour Sea Condition Outlook
Up to rough seas over the following coastal waters:
Up to 4.0 m: The seaboard of Isabela; the eastern seaboard of mainland Cagayan.
Up to 3.5 m: The seaboard of Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Aurora, and Camarines Norte; the northern seaboards of Camarines Sur and Catanduanes;
Up to 3.0 m: The seaboards of Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur; the northern and eastern seaboards of Polillo Islands; the eastern seaboards of Catanduanes and Northern Samar; the remaining seaboard of mainland Cagayan
Mariners of small seacrafts, including all types of motorbancas, are advised not to venture out to sea under these conditions, especially if inexperienced or operating ill-equipped vessels.
Up to moderate seas over the following coastal waters:
Up to 2.5 m: The seaboard of northern mainland Quezon; the western seaboard of Pangasinan; the eastern seaboards of Albay, Sorsogon, and Eastern Samar; the northern seaboard of Northern Samar.
Up to 2.0 m: The seaboard of Zambales; the remaining seaboard of Ilocos Region.
Mariners of motorbancas and similarly sized vessels are advised to take precautionary measures while venturing out to sea and, if possible, avoid navigation under these conditions.
Other coastal waters have forecast wave heights of less than 2.0 m.
TRACK AND INTENSITY OUTLOOK
ADA is forecast to move generally east northeastward for the next 24 hours before turning eastward to east southeastward from tomorrow (20 January) evening until Wednesday (21 January). Continuous dry air entrainment from the northeast monsoon is expected to result in gradual weakening of ADA. It may be downgraded into a low pressure area by Wednesday, although earlier weakening remains possible.
Varoitus voimassa ma klo 4:50 - ma klo 17:50
