LPA to bring rains over Bicol, Quezon

MANILA, Philippines - The low pressure area (LPA) spotted near Catanduanes will dump rains over the Bicol region and Quezon province, the state weather bureau said on Friday.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its latest update that the LPA was located at 260 kilometers northeast of Virac, Catanduanes at 10 a.m. today.

"This weather system will bring light to moderate rains and thunderstorms over the Bicol region and province of Quezon," PAGASA said.

The agency advised residents in these areas and the local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Councils concerned to be alert, take all the necessary precautionary measures and monitor updates on the weather disturbance.

PAGASA said in an earlier bulletin that the LPA was embedded along The Intertropical Convergence Zone affecting Visayas.

In its forecast, PAGASA said Palawan, Visayas, the Zamboanga Peninsula and Northern Mindanao will experience cloudy skies with light to moderate rainshowers and thunderstorms.

Metro Manila and the rest of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or evening.

Light to moderate winds blowing from the northeast to north will prevail over Luzon and winds coming from the southwest to south will prevail over the rest of the country. The coastal waters throughout the archipelago will be slight to moderate.