A low pressure area (LPA) in the area of Eastern Samar is likely to develop into a tropical depression to be named "Ofel", the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.

At 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Pagasa said the LPA, which was spotted 230 kilometers east-northeast of Borongan, was forecast to move generally northwestward toward the Bicol Region-Eastern Visayas area.

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