Pagasa weather specialist Grace Castañeda said the LPA (encircled) would possibly become a storm by Sunday afternoon or Monday, October 21, and be given the local name Kristine. —Photo from Pagasa
MANILA, Philippines — A low-pressure area (LPA) is forecast to enter the Philippine area of responsibility by Sunday afternoon or evening and develop into a tropical cyclone in the next 24 hours.
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The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) is watching a low-pressure area east of Luzon that may become a storm and be subsequently named “Kristine.”
Pagasa weather specialist Grace Castañeda said the LPA was last located 1,395 kilometers east of southeastern Luzon. —Faith Argosino