Tropical Depression Zoraida Lurks as Haiyan Relief Continues

A tropical depression, named Zoraida by the Philippine weather agency PAGASA, is approaching the east coast of Mindanao, the largest island in the southern part of the Philippines. As of 4 a.m. Tuesday local time (3 p.m. EST Monday in the U.S.), Zoraida was centered about 120 miles east of Davao City.
Davao is one of the largest cities in the Philippines, with over 1.4 million people in the city and 2.2 million people in its metropolitan area.

Philippines Satellite

Philippines Satellite

While winds are currently weak with this system and only minor intensification is expected, the rainfall that comes with it will be unwelcome, particularly if it nudges north into the central Philippines where Haiyan (known in the Philippines as Yolanda) dealt its worst blow. Zoraida is moving in a west-northwesterly direction, so the greatest impacts should remain across the southern Philippines.