By Ellalyn de Vera Ruiz
The low pressure area (LPA) east of the country will likely intensify into a tropical cyclone with local name “Domeng” within 24 to 48 hours.
(PAGASA/MANILA BULLETIN)
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) estimated the location of the LPA at 495 kilometers (km) east of Surigao City before Sunday noon.
PAGASA weather specialist Meno Mendoza said the weather disturbance will bring occasional moderate to heavy rain showers and thunderstorms over the regions of Caraga, Davao and Eastern Visayas as it is expected to develop into a tropical depression.
It will be named “Domeng” once it intensifies into a cyclone.
PAGASA warned residents in Caraga, Davao, and Eastern Visayas to be on alert against possible flash floods and landslides.
It earlier said the brewing cyclone could move towards extreme Northern Luzon or Taiwan by Friday. It could bring rains and occasional gusty winds over Northern Luzon towards the end of the week.
Meanwhile, the intertropical convergence zone, which serves as a breeding ground for brewing cyclones, will bring scattered light to moderate rain showers and thunderstorms over Palawan and the rest of Visayas and Mindanao this Monday.
Mendoza said the LPA west of the Philippines or outside the country’s area of responsibility has already intensified into tropical cyclone. It was estimated at 985 km west of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro.
However, Mendoza said it will no longer affect any part of the Philippines as it continues to move away from the country.
Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers due to localized thunderstorms