PAGASA monitoring LPA off Catbalogan, Samar

(Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Samar.

PAGASA said the LPA was 185 kilometers west of Catbalogan City or 50 kilometers east of Roxas City, Capiz.

The northeast monsoon is also affecting Luzon.

According to PAGASA, Mimaropa, Bicol Region, Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Caraga and Davao Region will have cloudy skies and scattered rain showers as a result.

Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to heavy and at times intense rains are possible.
Meanwhile, PAGASA said Metro Manila, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Central Luzon, and Calabarzon will have cloudy skies with rains due to the northeast monsoon.

Ilocos Region will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with light rains, while the rest of Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms.

PAGASA said the entire country will have moderate to strong winds and moderate to rough coastal waters.