MANILA (UPDATED) — Two to three tropical cyclones could form or enter the Philippine area of responsibility this July, state weather bureau PAGASA said Monday.

Citing PAGASA's climatological model, PAGASA weather specialist Obet Badrina said most of July storms pass the Bicol area, move toward northern Luzon, and could recurve to Japan.

Sometimes, he said, storms do not hit land and only pass through the northern part of the country. 

However, they could still enhance the southwest monsoon or habagat and bring heavy rains in parts of western Luzon and Visayas. 

Badrina said in the early Monday forecast that the weather service has not monitored any low pressure area that could become a storm inside or outside the Philippine area of responsibility.

This means, he said, there is little chance that the Philippines would be hit by a storm in the next two to three days.

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