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MANILA, Philippines — On Monday or Tuesday (October 9 or 10) next week, the low pressure area (LPA) east of the Visayas may enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR). That is according to the state weather bureau on Sunday, October 8, 2023.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the LPA would be expected to enter the PAR in the next 24 or 48 hours.
Pagasa also said that it would only have a small chance of turning into a storm.
As of 3 a.m., the LPA was 1,845 kilometers (km) off Visayas, it added.
Tropical Storm Bolaven
In an early Sunday weather report, Pagasa weather specialist Daniel James Villamil said that they are likewise monitoring a tropical storm that has an international name Bolaven.
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He said it was last spotted 3,045 km east of Visayas, moving slowly westward and packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kph and gustiness of 80 kph. This tropical storm, however, is neither anticipated to enter the PAR nor affect any part of the country, Villamil added.
Nevertheless, Pagasa’s forecast showed that the southwest monsoon, locally known as habagat, would continue to prevail over the western portion of northern and central Luzon.
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Fair weather this Sunday
Although Metro Manila and the rest of the country may expect generally fair weather conditions, the southwest monsoon and localized thunderstorms may bring isolated rain showers in these areas by Sunday afternoon to evening, according to Pagasa.
No gale warning alert is raised by the state weather service in any part of the country’s seaboard.
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