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A tail-end of a cold front may bring rain that may trigger flash floods and landslides over parts of Northern and Southern Luzon Monday, state weather forecasters said.

 

The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the tail-end of a cold front is affecting Northern and Central Luzon.

 

"Hindi ito bagyo o sama ng panahon kundi dulong buntot ng cold front na apektado ang Northern and Central Luzon. Iyan ay nagdudulot ng madalas na maulap na papawirin na may kalat kalat na pag-ulan, pagkulog at pagkidlat. At magiging malawakan ang pag-ulan sa Northern Luzon at silangang bahagi ng Timog Luzon na maaaring maging sanhi ng pagbaha at pagguho ng lupa," PAGASA forecaster Elvie Enriquez said in an interview on dzBB radio.

 

She reminded residents in flood- and landslide-prone places in these areas to take the necessary precautions.

 

Enriquez said the rainy weather, which she said is due to the La Niña weather phenomenon, may last until at least the first quarter of 2012.

 

Also, she said the tail-end of the cold front is an elongated area of cloudiness that reaches up to Japan.

 

PAGASA's 5 a.m. bulletin said Luzon and Mindanao will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms.

 

Northern Luzon and the eastern section of Southern Luzon will be cloudy with widespread rains which may trigger flash floods and landslides.

 

It added the rest of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms.

 

Also, moderate to strong winds from the northeast and east will blow over Luzon, and from the east over the rest of the country.

 

PAGASA said the coastal waters throughout the country will be moderate to rough.

 

Meanwhile, PAGASA said strong to gale-force winds from the northeast monsoon may affect the seaboards of Luzon.

 

"Fishing boats and other small seacrafts are advised not to venture out into the sea while larger sea vessels are alerted against big waves," it said. –KG, GMA News