MANILA -- The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has forecast that a low-pressure area (LPA) currently within the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) will turn into a typhoon.
In a 4-p.m. weather bulletin, PAGASA weather specialist Meno Mendoza said that the LPA, which was spotted 715 kilometers east-northeast of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, is expected to turn into a typhoon and would be named Florita.
Currently, the LPA has no effect to the country, the state weather bureau said.
Mendoza said the southwest monsoon would continue to bring cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and isolated thunderstorms in Ilocos, Cordillera, Zambales, Bataan, Batanes, and the Babuyan group of islands. PAGASA cautioned about possible flooding in low-lying sections of these places.
Metro Manila and other areas, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers brought by local thunderstorms.
The northern and western section of northern Luzon will also experience rough to very rough coastal waters caused by strong to gale winds.
Other areas will have moderate to rough coastal waters due to moderate to strong winds.
PAGASA forecasts a temperature range of 16-37 degree Celsius across the country until Friday.
On Monday, the agency recorded a peak temperature of 32.4 degree Celisus and a minimum temperature of 25.8 degree Celsius in its weather station in Quezon City. (PNA)
