MASBATE-PHILIPPINES: LPA brings rains to Masbate

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

LPA brings rains to Masbate

Posted by masbate-philppines at 12:04 AM

A Low Pressue Area (LPA) has been spotted off the coast of Masbate and is expected to bring dump rains over the province and areas nearby on Thursday, the weather bureau said.

Satellites of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration plotted the LPA northeast of the province at 2 a.m. Thursday.

PAGASA said the LPA is lying along the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ICTZ) and may affect regions in Southern Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao.

The weather bureau said there is no tropical cyclone affecting the country at the moment.

It, however, said areas affected by the LPA and the ITCZ should expect party cloudy to cloudy skies, except during the afternoon or evening with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms.

Provinces in Central Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao will have cloudy skies, with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms, which will become widespread rains over the western sections of Visayas and Mindanao. PAGASA warned areas near west of Visayas and Mindanao for possible landslides and flashfloods.

Light and moderate winds will prevail from east to southwest of Luzon and will vary over the rest of the country. PAGASA said coastal waters will be slight to moderate, except during thunderstorms.

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