LPA seen west of Oriental Mindoro

Rainfall Data as of 06/23/16 08:25 PM. SCREENGRAB FROM https://noah.dost.gov.ph/

Rainfall Data as of June 23, 2016, 8:25 PM. SCREENGRAB FROM noah.dost.gov.ph

THE state weather bureau is tracking a low pressure area over the West Philippine Sea.

In an advisory at 6:30 p.m., the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the LPA was formed at 5 p.m. Thursday and plotted at 460 kilometers west of Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro (13.4˚N, 116.9˚E).

“It is embedded along the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Visayas and Mindanao,” Pagasa said.

Pagasa said the weather systems will bring cloudy skies with light to moderate rainshowers and thunderstorms over Palawan, Visayas and Mindanao.

It advised the public to continue monitoring updates at the 5 a.m. public weather forecast. YG

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