On November 5, a tropical disturbance formed in the Philippine Sea to the northeast of Zamboanga, in the Philippines. Later that day the JTWC assessed the disturbance chances of forming into a Significant Tropical cyclone within 24 hours as poor. Early the next day PAGASA designated the disturbance as a Tropical Depression and named it as Quinta, whilst the JTWC still monitored it as a disturbance.
On November 5, a tropical disturbance developed in the Philippine Sea to the northeast of Zamboanga, Philippines. Later that day, the JTWC judged the possibility of the disturbance becoming a Significant Tropical Cyclone within 24 hours as low. The next morning, PAGASA classified the disturbance as a Tropical Depression and named it Quinta, while the JTWC continued to monitor it as a disturbance.