2 low pressure areas monitored

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) has its eye on two low pressure areas (LPA) inside the Philippine area of responsibility, one of which was a “child” of Tropical Depression “Marilyn,” which brought heavy rains and floods in some areas in the country over the weekend.

As of 3 p.m. on Monday, one LPA was seen 280 kilometers west of Iba, Zambales province, and was intensifying the southwest monsoon, or “habagat.”

The other weather system was estimated 895 km east northeast of Basco, Batanes province.

Pagasa weather specialist Ariel Rojas said the LPA spotted east of the country was caused by Marilyn, which had a broad circulation that allowed the creation of new “vortices” or circulations within it.

More rains expected

Rojas said the weather system west of Zambales province was expected to make landfall over Luzon in the next few days and may join the trough of the other LPA.

Once these strengthen into a tropical depression, it will be named “Nimfa.”

Today, monsoon rains, with possibly heavy and continuous rainfall, are expected over Metro Manila and the provinces of Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Batangas and Occidental Mindoro.

The southwest monsoon will also bring cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over Bicol Region, Western Visayas and the rest of Central Luzon.