Pagasa monitors 2 LPAs; rains seen over huge part of PH

MANILA, Philippines — Rainshowers are expected in various areas of the country on Wednesday as the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) monitored two low pressure areas (LPA) on Wednesday.

The state weather bureau said one of the LPAs was spotted in the vicinity of Laak, Davao de Oro as of 3 a.m., bringing rainshowers in the whole Mindanao and Visayas regions, as well as the province of Palawan.

Pagasa said there is a low possibility that the LPA will develop into a storm in the next 24 hours. However, the state weather bureau advised residents to take caution over possible flooding and landslides.

Meanwhile, Pagasa is also monitoring another LPA outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). As of 3 a.m., it was located 2,710 kilometers east of Mindanao.

Pagasa said the LPA currently has no direct impact yet to the country but is expected to enter PAR in the coming days and bring rains to the eastern portion of Southern Luzon and Visayas.

Aside from the two LPAs, Pagasa said the northeasterly surface wind flow continued to persist in the Luzon region, bringing rains especially in northern Luzon.

Cloudy skies with rainshowers are also seen over Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, and Quezon province due to northeasterly surface wind flow while the rest of the Luzon region—including Metro Manila—is expected to have cloudy skies with lower chances of rainshowers.

Pagasa has raised gale warning over Batanes, Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Isabela, Aurora, Northern Quezon, Camarines Norte, northern coast of Camarines Sur, northern and eastern coasts of Catanduanes as waves are expected to reach height of 2.8 to 4.5 meters.

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