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Tropical Cyclone Alert : Tropical Depression Ester TROPICAL DEPRESSION ESTER CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN ITS STRENGTH WHILE OVER THE SEA EAST OF TAIWAN. Location of eye/center : The center of Tropical Depression ESTER was estimated based on all available data at at 380 km North Northeast of Itbayat, Batanes (24.0, 123.1). Strength : Maximum winds of 45 kph near the centerand gustiness of up to 55 kph. Forecast movement : Forecast to move East Northeastward at 15 kph Forecast position : Jun 06, 2026 02:00 PM - 655 km North Northeast of Itbayat, Batanes (OUTSIDE PAR) Jun 07, 2026 02:00 AM - 1,180 km North Northeast of Extreme Northern Luzon (OUTSIDE PAR) HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND AREAS Heavy Rainfall Outlook Refer to Weather Advisory No. 29 issued at 5:00 AM today for the heavy rainfall outlook due to the Southwest Monsoon. Severe Winds The Southwest Monsoon will bring strong to gale-force gusts over the following areas (especially in coastal and upland areas exposed to winds): Today: Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Cagayan Valley Tomorrow (07 June): Batanes and Babuyan Islands HAZARDS AFFECTING COASTAL WATERS 24-Hour Sea Condition Outlook Up to rough seas over the following coastal waters: Up to 3.5 m: The seaboards of Batanes. Up to 3.0 m: The northern seaboard of Babuyan Islands. Mariners of small seacrafts, including all types of motorbancas, are advised not to venture out to sea under these conditions, especially if inexperienced of operating ill-equipped vessels. Up to moderate seas over the following coastal waters: Up to 2.5 m: The remaining seaboards of Babuyan Islands; the seaboards of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, and La Union; the western seaboard of Pangasinan. Up to 2.0 m: The seaboard of Isabela; the western seaboards of Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Batangas, and Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Island. 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 It must be emphasized that heavy rainfall and severe winds may still be experienced in localities outside the landfall point and the forecast confidence cone. Refer to “Other Hazards affecting Land Areas” for more details. Furthermore, the track may still shift within the limit of the forecast confidence cone. Tropical Depression ESTER is forecast to move generally northeastward towards the East China Sea. It may exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) this morning. ESTER will remain as a tropical depression in the next 12 hours, then it will transition into a post-tropical low tomorrow (07 June) morning.