A low pressure area (LPA) entered the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) on Sunday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
Weather specialist Ana Claren, however, said the LPA is unlikely to develop into a tropical cyclone in the next 24 to 48 hours. “But we are still monitoring this since it is relatively near to our landmass,” she said in a dzBB radio interview.
“Despite being an LPA, it could still possibly bring scattered rainfall, particularly in the Cagayan Valley area and Isabela,” Claren noted. The LPA was last located 440 kilometers east of Casiguran, Aurora.
Another LPA outside the PAR is being monitored. Its location was estimated at 2,145 kms east of Eastern Visayas. Claren said this LPA has a higher chance to develop into a tropical cyclone in the next 24 to 48 hours.
This LPA, however, will not directly affect the Philippines since it is far from the landmass. The two LPAs may enhance the southwest monsoon in the next few days.
