LPA outside PAR has slim chance of intensifying — Pagasa

MANILA, Philippines — The low-pressure area (LPA) outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) is not expected to develop into a typhoon within the next 48 hours, the state weather bureau said on Sunday. 

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), said that as of Sunday afternoon, the LPA was spotted some  1,505 kilometers east of the Visayas.

“Ibig sabihin bukas at Tuesday ay asahan pa ring magiging LPA ito subalit either bukas or Tuesday din papasok itong LPA dito po sa may silangan ng Visayas at yung trough or extension nito ang siyang nakakaapekto na dito sa silangang bahagi ng Mindanao,” Pagasa Weather Specialist Benison Estareja said.

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(By tomorrow and Tuesday, it will remain  an LPA, likewise by  tomorrow or Tuesday, this LPA will enter the eastern part of the Visayas, and its trough or extension will affect the eastern part of Mindanao.)

The trough or extension of the low-pressure area, Estareja said, will bring rain showers to parts of Mindanao, particularly the Caraga region, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur. 

 He added that localized thunderstorms and scattered rains are also expected in Mindanao in the next few hours. 

Meanwhile, Estareja said no gale warning is currently raised in the country’s seaboards.

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