LPA sighted east of Mindanao
A low pressure area (LPA) developed within the Philippine area of responsibility on Thursday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).
Based on Pagasa’s 4 p.m. weather advisory, the LPA was last spotted 870 kilometers east of Mindanao. “The low pressure area that we are monitoring because it shows, based on analysis, possibilities of becoming a storm in the following days,” said Pagasa weather specialist Raymond Ordinario.
The weather bureau said the LPA’s trough would trigger cloudy skies with scattered rain and thunderstorms in Mindanao, Eastern Visayas, Central Visayas and Bicol Region.
Pagasa also said the shear line would bring overcast skies and rain in Cagayan, Apayao and Ilocos Norte. —JEAN MANGALUZ
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