LPA, habagat to bring heavy rain to parts of Luzon on June 12
Pagasa weather update. GRAPHICS BY INQUIRER
MANILA, Philippines — Heavy rain is forecast over parts of Luzon on Independence Day, June 12, due to a low-pressure area (LPA) within the Philippine Area of Responsibility and the southwest monsoon or habagat.
In its weather advisory on Thursday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said moderate to heavy rains, ranging from 50 to 100 millimeters of rainfall, are expected to persist in the following areas:
- Batanes
- Cagayan
- Pangasinan
- Zambales
- Bataan
- Occidental Mindoro
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Pagasa noted that forecast rainfall may be higher in mountainous and elevated areas.
“Impacts in some areas may be worsened by significant antecedent rainfall,” the state weather bureau added.
The public and disaster risk reduction and management offices are advised to take all necessary measures to “protect life and property.”
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According to Pagasa’s 5 a.m. bulletin, the LPA, last located 235 kilometers east of Calayan, Cagayan, with a “high” probability of developing into a tropical cyclone within the next 24 hours./mcm/abc
