MANILA, Philippines – Isang low pressure area (LPA) ang namataan malapit sa Batanes nitong Martes, ayon sa state weather bureau.
Kagabi, iniulat ng Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) na huling natatagpuan ang LPA mga 436 kilometro hilaga-hilagang-silangan ng Itbayat, Batanes at may “medium chance” na maging bagyo.
“In the coming days, the chances of it developing into a full-fledged storm may increase, or it may indeed fully intensify into one,” ayon kay Pagasa weather specialist Charmagne Varilla.
Sakaling tumindi ang LPA, sinabi ni Varilla na maaaring itaas ang Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals sa Batanes habang kumikilos ito sa timog-kanluran.
“We can see that it is moving southwest and may come closer to or pass directly over Batanes and approach parts of Ilocos Norte,” saad ni Varilla.
Samantala, walang ibang bagyo ang binabantayan sa loob at paligid ng Philippine area of responsibility.
Tatlong sistema ng panahon, gayunpaman, ay patuloy na makakaapekto sa bansa, ang northeasterly windflow, easterlies at ang intertropical convergence zone. RNT/MND
