Tropical cyclone due to enter PH on Monday
Published Mar 24, 2018 02:37 pm
By Ellalyn De Vera-Ruiz
A low pressure area (LPA) east of the country is expected to intensify into a tropical cyclone and will likely enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) by Monday.
PAGASA logo (MANILA BULLETIN)
According to Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) forecaster Chris Perez, the LPA was located 2,160 kilometers east of Mindanao early Saturday.
“It has no direct effect yet over the country but it could enter PAR within two to three days or likely by Monday,” Perez said.
Once it intensifies into a tropical depression, it will be called “Caloy.”
“Its forecast track shows it may not make landfall over any part of the country and just move across the Philippine Sea,” he added.
“However, we will issue necessary travel warnings once the cyclone moves closer to the country’s area of responsibility,” he said, as most Filipinos troop to the provinces for the Holy Week break.
This Sunday, the northeast monsoon or amihan will continue to prevail over Northern and Central Luzon, while the tail-end of cold front will affect the eastern section of Southern Luzon and Eastern Visayas.
By Monday, the LPA will likely become a tropical depression, but the easterlies is expected to prevail across the archipelago.
PAGASA said partly cloudy to cloudy skies with passing light rains will affect extreme Northern Luzon and eastern part of Cagayan Valley, while partly cloudy to cloudy periods with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms will prevail across Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, and Caraga Region.
Metro Manila and the rest of the country will be partly cloudy with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms.
By Tuesday until Thursday, Bicol Region, Quezon, Marinduque, Romblon, Eastern and Central Visayas, Caraga, Davao Region, and Northern Mindanao will be partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms.
It will be more frequent in Caraga, southern Samar, and Southern Leyte by Thursday, PAGASA said.
Extreme Northern Luzon and northern Cagayan will be cloudy with passing light rains, while Metro Manila and the rest of the country will be partly cloudy with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms.
By Friday, partly cloudy to cloudy periods with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms will prevail over most parts of Visayas and Mindanao.
Meanwhile, Metro Manila and the rest of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms.
PAGASA logo (MANILA BULLETIN)
According to Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) forecaster Chris Perez, the LPA was located 2,160 kilometers east of Mindanao early Saturday.
“It has no direct effect yet over the country but it could enter PAR within two to three days or likely by Monday,” Perez said.
Once it intensifies into a tropical depression, it will be called “Caloy.”
“Its forecast track shows it may not make landfall over any part of the country and just move across the Philippine Sea,” he added.
“However, we will issue necessary travel warnings once the cyclone moves closer to the country’s area of responsibility,” he said, as most Filipinos troop to the provinces for the Holy Week break.
This Sunday, the northeast monsoon or amihan will continue to prevail over Northern and Central Luzon, while the tail-end of cold front will affect the eastern section of Southern Luzon and Eastern Visayas.
By Monday, the LPA will likely become a tropical depression, but the easterlies is expected to prevail across the archipelago.
PAGASA said partly cloudy to cloudy skies with passing light rains will affect extreme Northern Luzon and eastern part of Cagayan Valley, while partly cloudy to cloudy periods with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms will prevail across Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, and Caraga Region.
Metro Manila and the rest of the country will be partly cloudy with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms.
By Tuesday until Thursday, Bicol Region, Quezon, Marinduque, Romblon, Eastern and Central Visayas, Caraga, Davao Region, and Northern Mindanao will be partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms.
It will be more frequent in Caraga, southern Samar, and Southern Leyte by Thursday, PAGASA said.
Extreme Northern Luzon and northern Cagayan will be cloudy with passing light rains, while Metro Manila and the rest of the country will be partly cloudy with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms.
By Friday, partly cloudy to cloudy periods with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms will prevail over most parts of Visayas and Mindanao.
Meanwhile, Metro Manila and the rest of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms.