Habagat to bring monsoon rains over 4 areas

The southwest monsoon or the Habagat is expected to bring monsoon rains over Zambales, Bataan, Pangasinan, and La Union, according to PAGASA on Thursday.

In its 24-hour forecast, the state weather agency warned against possible flash floods or landslides during scattered to widespread moderate to, at times, heavy rains.

Habagat will also bring cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms over the National Capital Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, rest of Ilocos Region, rest of Central Luzon, Babuyan Islands, Batanes, Rizal, Cavite, Batangas, and Occidental Mindoro.

Flash floods and landslides are also possible.

Meanwhile, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms will prevail over the rest of the country, which may cause flash floods and landslides.

There are currently four active tropical cyclones outside the Philippine area of responsibility, according to PAGASA.

PAGASA said tropical storm Lupit was located at 575 kilometers west-northwest of Itbayat, Batanes with maximum sustained winds of 85 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 105 kph.

Tropical storm Marinai, formerly Gorio, was estimated at 975 km northeast of extreme northern Luzon with maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph.

A tropical depression was also estimated at 1,900 km northeast of extreme northern Luzon with maximum sustained winds of 45 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 55 kph.

Meanwhile, severe tropical storm Nadia was estimated at 2,925 km east-northeast of extreme northern Luzon with maximum sustained winds of 95 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 115 kph.—AOL, GMA News