LPA outside PAR unlikely to develop into cyclone — Pagasa

MANILA, Philippines — A low-pressure area (LPA) outside the Philippine area of responsibility is not expected to develop into a cyclone, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Tuesday.

Pagasa said the LPA is currently 145 kilometers southeast of General Santos City, South Cotabato.

“Base sa pinakahuli nating datos, maaaring pumasok itong low pressure area na ito, pero sa ngayon, maliit pa rin ang tsansa na ito ay maging bagyo. Mas nakikita natin yung posibilidad na yung low pressure area na ito ay malusaw,” said Pagasa weather specialist Obet Badrina.

(Based on our latest data, the LPA may enter but for now, it has a low chance of becoming a storm. We see the possibility that this low-pressure area will dissipate).

According to Pagasa, the trough or extension of the LPA is forecast to affect Visayas, Caraga, Davao region, Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula, and Palawan, triggering cloudy skies and thunderstorms.

Meanwhile, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Cagayan Valley, Aurora, and Bicol Region are expected to have overcast skies with rain due to the northeast monsoon or “amihan,” said Pagasa.

Because of the strong winds of the northeast monsoon, Pagasa has raised a gale warning over the eastern coast of Cagayan, Isabela, Aurora, Northern Quezon including the northern and eastern coasts of Polillo Islands, Camarines Norte, the northern coast of Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Northern Samar, Batanes, the northern coast of Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan.

Pagasa listed the following temperature ranges for Tuesday:

Metro Manila: 24 to 31 degrees Celsius

Baguio City: 17 to 25 degrees Celsius

Laoag City:  23 to 31 degrees Celsius

Tuguegarao: 21 to 26 degrees Celsius

Legazpi City: 25 to 30 degrees Celsius

Puerto Princesa City: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius

Tagaytay: 21 to 32 degrees Celsius

Kalayaan Islands: 25 to 31 degrees Celsius

Iloilo City: 26 to 30 degrees Celsius

Cebu: 24 to 30 degrees Celsius

Tacloban City: 24 to 31 degrees Celsius

Cagayan De Oro City: 25 to 28 degrees Celsius

Zamboanga City: 24 to 33 degrees Celsius

Davao City: 24 to 33 degrees Celsius

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