LPA hovering over the Visayas—Pagasa | Inquirer News

LPA hovering over the Visayas—Pagasa

/ 09:59 AM September 16, 2015

pagasa sept 16 901amA low pressure area was spotted over the Visayas area but it is not expected to become a tropical cyclone, the state weather bureau said Wednesday.

The LPA was last observed 240 kilometers east of Maasin, Southern Leyte. It was embedded in the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administation said.

The ITCZ is a breeding ground for potential cyclones.

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Cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and isolated thunderstorms will be experienced over the Visayas, Mindanao and the province of Palawan.

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Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated thunderstorms will prevail over Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon.

Light to moderate winds blowing from the northeast to southeast will prevail over Luzon and coming from the southwest to west over the rest of the country.

The coastal waters throughout the archipelago will be slight to moderate. Frances Mangosing

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