Rainy Wednesday Due to LPA, ITCZ

Rainy weather continues in most parts of the country including Metro Manila on Wednesday due to two weather systemS affecting the country, according to Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

In an interview, PAGASA weather forecaster Gladys Saludes said that as of 4 a.m. Wednesday, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was spotted 160 km east of Daet, Camarines Norte (14.2°N, 124.2°E) embedded along the Intertropical Convergence Zone affecting Bicol Region, Visayas and Mindanao.

Based on their models, Saludes said the LPA has slim chance to intensify into tropical cyclone and expected to dissipated within today.

She said expect two to four tropical cyclone for the month of September.

The next tropical cyclone will be locally named “Jenny”, the 10th tropical cyclone to affect the country this year.

Saludes said due to LPA embedded in ITCZ, cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and isolated thunderstorms will prevail over Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon) Mimaropa, Bicol Region, Central and Eastern Visayas and Mindanao.

She said partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated thunderstorms will prevail over the rest of the country.

She added no gale warning was issued by the state weather bureau as fisherfolks are safe to venture into the sea.

In its advisory, PAGASA said light to moderate winds blowing from the northeast to northwest will prevail over Luzon and coming from the south to southwest over the rest of the country.

The coastal waters throughout the archipelago will be slight to moderate. (PNA) JBP/CLTC