Cold front to bring light rains in northern Luzon

MT Satellite image November 27, 2013, 7:30 a.m. Screengrab from https://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/

MANILA, Philippines—Light rains are expected in parts of northern Luzon due to the tail-end of a cold front, the state weather bureau said Wednesday.

“The regions of Ilocos, Cordillera, Cagayan Valley and Central Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains,” the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.

Metro Manila and the rest of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.

Moderate to strong winds blowing from the northeast will prevail over northern Luzon and its coastal waters will be moderate to rough.

Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the east to northeast with slight to moderate seas.

Strong to gale force winds are expected to affect the seaboards of northern Luzon due to the northeast monsoon, which is still in effect, Pagasa said.

Fishing boats and other small seacraft in northern Luzon should not to venture out into the sea while larger sea vessels are alerted against big waves, it added.