PAGASA tracks new LPA off Mindoro September 25, 2013 11:23amLPA as of 11:00 a.m., Sept 25, 2013. At 10:00 AM today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated at 320 km west of Oriental Mindoro (14.0N, 118.0E). These weather systems will bring cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and thunderstorms over western section of southern Luzon and western Visayas becoming moderate to occasionally heavy over Mindoro provinces and northern Palawan including Coron island which may trigger flashfloods and landslides. PAGASAState weather forecasters are now tracking a new potential cyclone off Mindoro Oriental province, even as they warned of possible floods and landslides over Mindoro and Palawan. PAGASA, in its 11 a.m. advisory, said the potential cyclone, a low-pressure area, was estimated at 320 km west of Oriental Mindoro as of 10 a.m. It said the LPA and the southwest monsoon may bring "cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and thunderstorms over the western section of southern Luzon and Western Visayas." The rain may be moderate to occasionally heavy over Mindoro provinces and northern Palawan including Coron island, "which may trigger flash floods and landslides," it added. "Residents in these areas are advised to take all the necessary precautionary measures," PAGASA said. Should the LPA become a cyclone while inside the Philippine area of responsibility, it will be locally codenamed Paolo. — TJD, GMA News
Posted on: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 04:17:19 +0000
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