MANILA – Rains and gusty winds will prevail over Eastern Samar, and the Dinagat, Siargao, and Bucas Grande Islands as the low-pressure area (LPA) that has been hovering over the country these past days has developed into a tropical depression.
In its 4 a.m. weather bulletin on Saturday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the center of the tropical depression, given the local name "Agaton", was last estimated at 120 km. east of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, with maximum sustained winds of 45 kph and gustiness of up to 55 kph.
“It is moving west-northwestward slowly,” PAGASA said.
The weather bureau warned that possible flash floods or landslides during moderate to at times heavy rains may trigger minimal to minor threats to lives and properties due to strong winds.
Meanwhile, "Agaton" and an Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) will bring cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms in the Bicol region and the rest of the Visayas and Mindanao.
Cloudy skies with rains will prevail over Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Apayao, Kalinga, Abra, and Ilocos Norte brought by the northeasterly surface wind flow.
Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will experience localized thunderstorms, bringing partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms.
The weather bureau is also monitoring a tropical cyclone outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).
As of 3 a.m., PAGASA reported a tropical storm, with the international name “Malakas”, last spotted 2,015 km. east of Mindanao, with maximum sustained winds of 74 kph and gustiness of up to 90 kph. It was moving west-northwest at 15 kph.
The temperature in Metro Manila will range from 24°C to 32°C; Baguio City, 15°C to 24°C; Legazpi City, 24°C to 28°C; Metro Cebu, 24°C to 29°C; and Metro Davao, 24°C to 30°C. (PNA)
