- Tropical Cyclone THIRTYTHREE (named SAMUEL in the Philippines) continued moving westward passing over western Visayas Islands, Sulu Sea and northern Palawan Islands, slighty strenghtening. Heavy rainfalls and strong winds are currently affecting central-southern Luzon, Mindoro Island and Palawan Island. On 22 November at 00:00 UTC, its centre was located offshore over the South China Sea approximately 155 km north-west of Puerto Princesa (central Palawan Island, Mimaropa Region, Philippines) and approximately 1 000 Km east of Phan Thiet (Binh Thuan Province, southeastern Vietnam) with a maximum sustained winds of 56 km/h (tropical depression).
- Over the next 48 hours, THIRTYTHREE is forecast to continue moving westward over the South China Sea toward southeastern Vietnam, strenghtening, with a maximum sustained winds up to 102 km/h (tropical storm). THIRTYTHREE could reach coastal areas of southeastern Vietnam on 24 November in the afternoon (UTC) as a tropical storm.
- Over the next 24 hours, heavy rainfalls and strong winds could affect central-southern Luzon, Mindoro Island and Palawan Island.
- According to local media, as of 22 november at 8.00 UTC, one person was reported dead in Magsaysay village (Palapag Municipality, Northern Samar Province, Eastern Visayas Region) due to flood triggered by heavy rainfalls.
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