LPA near Batanes may develop into cyclone 'Salome' in 24 hours
MANILA, Philippines — PAGASA is monitoring a low-pressure area 360 km north-northeast of Itbayat, Batanes, which may develop into tropical cyclone "Salome" within 24 hours.
In an advisory Wednesday morning, October 22, the state weather bureau said the disturbance can threaten the northernmost province with a possible landfall tonight or tomorrow morning.
The low-pressure area was last seen moving southwest toward Batanes, though PAGASA also warned that a strong northeastern wind flow is creating "high uncertainty" about its exact path and development.
PAGASA Weather Special Loriedin De La Cruz-Galicia said in a 5 a.m. forecast that the LPA could approach or make landfall in the Batanes area tonight or Thursday morning.
While the LPA currently has no direct effect on any part of the country, Batanes is already experiencing partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains from northeastern wind flow.
Conditions across the country
According to PAGASA's forecasted weather conditions for the rest of the day, the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is bringing cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms across Mindanao, Southern Leyte, Cebu, Bohol, and Siquijor, with PAGASA warning of possible flash floods and landslides during moderate to heavy downpours.
Easterlies are affecting the Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, Aurora, and Quezon, causing partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms that could trigger flash floods during severe thunderstorms.
PAGASA has raised warnings for rough seas in extreme Northern Luzon, with waves reaching 2.8 to 4 meters due to strong northeast winds. Northern Luzon faces moderate to rough seas with waves of 1.2 to 2.5 meters.
Metro Manila and the rest of the country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to localized weather systems.
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