The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) issued a warning of heavy to intense rains in Negros Occidental on Nov. 24 and 25 due to a low pressure area (LPA), which is now inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility.
PAGASA said the LPA has a “high” chance to develop into a tropical depression within the next 24 hours.
Once it develops into a tropical depression, the weather system will be assigned the local name “Verbena.”
Should it continue in its forecast track, PAGASA said the storm is expected to mostly affect the majority of Visayas region and Southern Luzon.
PAGASA weather specialist Obet Badrina said Northern Mindanao, Caraga, Davao Region, Eastern Visayas, and Bohol are already experiencing cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the LPA.
The shear line will continue to bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms over Apayao, Cagayan, Isabela, and Quirino.
The rest of Cordillera Administrative Region and the rest of Cagayan Valley will have cloudy skies with rain due to the northeast monsoon or “amihan”.
Ilocos Region will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains also due to “amihan”.
The rest of Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ).
Easterlies will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over Aurora, Quezon, and Camarines Norte.
Metro Manila and the rest of the country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms, also due to easterlies.
Extreme northern Luzon will have strong northeast winds and rough coastal waters. ||
