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MANILA – Tropical Depression (TD) Egay is expected to enhance the southwest monsoon or "habagat" and bring rain showers over a large part of the country, the weather bureau said Saturday.
In its 4 a.m. weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the center of Egay was last tracked at 825 km. east of southeastern Luzon with maximum sustained winds of 55 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 70 kph, moving north-northwestward at 10 kph.
It said the trough of Egay will bring cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over the Caraga and Eastern Visayas regions.
Wind signals may be hoisted within the day or Sunday in some areas in the Bicol Region and Eastern Visayas, PAGASA said.
On the other hand, the enhanced southwest monsoon will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over Western Visayas, Palawan, and Occidental Mindoro.
Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains may be experienced in these areas, PAGASA warned.
Metro Manila and the rest of the county will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the southwest monsoon and localized thunderstorms. (PNA)
