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LPA spotted near Surigao del Norte


The southwest monsoon will be affecting the western section of the country on Friday, the PAGASA reported in its early morning forecast.

The state weather bureau also reported spotting a Low Pressure Area (LPA) at 715 kilometers east of Surigao City, Surigao del Norte.

Monsoon rains are expected over western Visayas, Palawan, Mindoro, Zambales, Bataan, Cavite and Batangas caused by the southwest monsoon.

Metro Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga, Laguna, Rizal, Quezon, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms brought about by the southwest monsoon and the trough of the LPA.

The rest of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy skies with rainshowers or thunderstorms due to localized thunderstorms.

PAGASA also reported that with the weather systems in these areas the possibility of floods or landslides due to light to moderate to at times heavy rains. — BAP, GMA News

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