Just days after Typhoon Opong exited the country, a new low-pressure area (LPA) outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) is now being monitored, the state weather agency said Tuesday.
As of 8 a.m., the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) reported that the LPA is 1,360 east of Southeastern Luzon. It has a medium potential of developing into a tropical depression within 24 hours.
Pagasa said earlier that the cloud clusters could develop into an LPA that might affect northern Luzon. Once it becomes an LPA, it has a possibility of turning into a tropical cyclone from Sept. 29 to early October.
Meanwhile, Pagasa warned that Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon are expected to experience cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms due to easterlies.
Easterlies refer to winds that blow from the eastward direction, carrying warm and moist air from the Pacific Ocean to the Philippines. /das/abc