LPA to enter PAR starting Thursday amid Southwest monsoon — PAGASA

A low-pressure area (LPA) may enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) as early as Thursday amid the continued effects of the Southwest monsoon, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Wednesday.

“This LPA, based on our data, is likely to enter the PAR between Thursday and Friday,” PAGASA weather specialist Aldczar D. Aurelio said during a 5 a.m. press briefing in Filipino.

“On those days, it will be located west of Extreme Northern Luzon,” he added.

The LPA was last located 475 kilometers northwest of Pag-asa Island in Kalayaan, Palawan, as of 8 a.m.

It has a low chance of developing into a tropical depression within the next 24 hours.

Meanwhile, a heavy rainfall warning remains in effect in nearly a dozen areas due to the Southwest monsoon, based on PAGASA’s 5am weather advisory.

The affected areas are Metro Manila, Zambales, Bataan, Pangasinan, Bulacan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Cavite, Batangas, Occidental Mindoro and Palawan, where 50 to 100 millimeters of rainfall are expected.

A similar rainfall warning is in effect on Thursday over Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Abra, Benguet, Zambales and Bataan.

On Friday, the warning remains in effect over Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Abra, Benguet, Zambales and Bataan.

With 50 to 100 mm of rainfall expected, PAGASA warned of possible flooding in urbanized, low-lying and near-river areas.— Edg Adrian A. Eva