PHL Storm-Free Until Weekend — PAGASA

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Thursday said the country will remain storm-free in the next three days.

In an interview, PAGASA weather forecaster Aldczar Aurelio said the agency has not monitored any weather disturbance near the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) that may develop into tropical cyclone within the next three days or until weekend.

He said the agency expect zero to one tropical cyclone to affect the country this month.

Except in Northern Luzon, many parts of the country will continue to experience fair weather through the weekend.

Aurelio said this is due to easterlies or warm winds from the east now prevailing over the eastern section of Central and Southern Luzon and Visayas.

For Thursday forecast, cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and isolated thunderstorms will be experienced over Aurora in Quezon, Bicol Region and Eastern Visayas. Cloudy skies with light rains is expected over Cagayan Valley and Cordillera.

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains will prevail over Ilocos Region. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms will be experienced over Metro Manila and the rest of the country.

It added 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.

The state-run weather bureau also issued a gale warning due to the effects of the northeast monsoon as the sea condition would be rough to very rough due to strong to gale force winds expected to affect the seaboards of Northern Luzon.

“Fishing boats and other small seacrafts are advised not to venture out into the sea while larger sea vessels are alerted against big waves,” it warned. (PNA) JBP/CLTC