By Ellalyn De Vera-Ruiz The tropical cyclone east of the country has entered the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) on Tuesday morning but it is less likely to affect the entire archipelago during the Holy Week. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the storm with international name “Jelawat” was given a local name of “Caloy” when it entered the PAR on Tuesday. (PAGASA / MANILA BULLETIN) “This tropical storm is less likely to make landfall over any part of the country due to its recurving track,” PAGASA said. Caloy was earlier forecast to move towards Japan. Around 10 a.m. Tuesday, Caloy was estimated at 1,015 kilometers (km) east of Surigao City in Surigao del Norte, packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 80 kph. It is forecast to move north-northwest away from the country at 15 kph. By Wednesday morning, PAGASA said Caloy will be 935 km east of Borongan City in Eastern Samar, and by Thursday morning at 1,410 km east of Infanta, Quezon. It will likely leave the country’s area of responsibility by Thursday. This Wednesday, PAGASA is expecting the northeast monsoon or amihan to prevail across Bicol Region, Quezon province, Metro Manila, and the rest of Luzon. The amihan will bring scattered rains over Bicol Region and Quezon province, while isolated light rains will affect Metro Manila and the rest of the country. Meanwhile, the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers due to localized thunderstorms. PAGASA said generally good weather condition apart from some isolated rain showers or thunderstorms will prevail over the entire archipelago during the Holy Week break. Due to the surge of amihan, a gale warning remains in effect as rough to very rough seas is expected over the eastern sections of Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, while moderate to rough seas will prevail over the rest of the country. PAGASA advised fishing boats and other small seacrafts not to set sail into the sea, while larger sea vessels are alerted against big waves.