LPA LIKELY TO BECOME CYCLONE TODAY, MAY BE NAMED ‘DINDO’

MANILA – A low-pressure area (LPA) located within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) is expected to develop into a tropical cyclone later today (Monday, 12 Aug 2024) according to PAGASA.

Forecaster Obet Badrina reported that the LPA, currently 1,375 km east of extreme Northern Luzon, has a high probability of intensifying into a cyclone, which will be named ‘Dindo.’

However, the LPA may also exit PAR within the day.

At present, the LPA is not directly affecting any part of the country and has not intensified the southwest monsoon (‘habagat’).

Nonetheless, ‘habagat’ will bring scattered rains and thunderstorms to the Ilocos Region, Zambales, and Bataan, with the potential for flash floods and landslides.

Metro Manila, other parts of Luzon, Western Visayas, and the Negros Island Region will experience isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to ‘habagat.’

Localized thunderstorms may also bring isolated rain showers across the rest of the country. Light to moderate winds and seas are expected throughout the archipelago.

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