LPA off Northern Luzon develops into tropical depression
MANILA, Philippines (Updated 3:00 p.m.) — As earlier forecasted by PAGASA, the low pressure area off northern Luzon has become a tropical depression and has been named “Ester.”
Bulletins on Ester, which was seen 880 kilometers east of extreme northern Luzon, will be issued by the state weather service beginning Friday, 5 p.m.
The combined effects of the LPA and the southwest monsoon or habagat will bring scattered light to moderate with at times heavy rainshowers and thunderstorms over the following areas:
- Calabarzon
- Mimaropa
- Metro Manila
- Bicol region
- Samar provinces
- Zambales
- Bataan
- Antique
“Under these conditions, scattered flooding and rain-induced landslides are likely, especially in the areas that are highly or very highly susceptible to these hazards as identified in the hazards maps and in areas with significant antecedent rainfall,” PAGASA said.
An average of 20 tropical cyclones enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility annually. — Gaea Katreena Cabico
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