Monsoon rains may trigger floods, landslides—Pagasa

MANILA, Philippines—Parts of the country will experience monsoon rains as a Typhoon Kabayan (international codename: Muifa) continues to move north-northwest.

At the same time, a low pressure area was located 110 kilometers west-northwest of Sinait, Ilocos Sur, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration in its 11 a.m. bulletin.

Typhoon Kabayan—located 1,140 km east-northeast of Basco, Batanes—slightly weakened as it remained over the Philippine seas but still too far away to affect any part of the country.

Central and Northern Luzon and the western section of Southern Luzon will experience monsoon rains which may trigger flashfloods and landslides, while Visayas and the rest of Luzon will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms, Pagasa said.

Estimated rainfall amount is from 15 mm to 30 mm per hour within the 700 km diameter of the typhoon.

Mindanao will have partly cloudy to at times cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms, Pagasa added.

“Moderate to strong winds blowing from the Southwest will prevail over Luzon and Visayas and coming from the south to southwest over the rest of the country. The coastal waters throughout the archipelago will be moderate to rough,” Pagasa added.