- A new tropical depression, locally named Crising formed over the northern Philippine Sea in the very early morning (UTC) of 16 July and started moving north-west toward northern Luzon island, northern Philippines, strengthening. On 18 July at 3.00, its centre was located offshore approximately 80 km south-east of the coast of far northern Luzon, with maximum sustained winds of 75 km/h (tropical storm).
- Crising is expected to continue north-west and to pass over the coastal area of the northern Cagayan Valley region and the Babuyan islands on 18 July around 15.00, with maximum sustained winds up to 88 km/h.
- Over the next 72 hours, very heavy rainfall, strong winds, and storm surges are forecast over central-northern Luzon, the Batanes islands, the Babuyan island and most of Taiwan. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has issued a tropical cyclone wind signal No. 2 over northern Luzon, the Batanes islands, and the Babuyan islands.
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