LPA inside PAR has ‘medium’ chance of becoming tropical depression

A low pressure area (LPA) being monitored inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility has a "medium" chance of developing into a tropical depression, PAGASA said Sunday evening.

In an 11 p.m. update, the state weather bureau said that the LPA, estimated as of 8 p.m. to be 405 kilometers east of Surigao City in Surigao del Norte, could become a topical depression at some point in the next 24 hours.

In a separate 11 p.m. weather advisory, PAGASA said that the some areas of the country could experience rainfall as a result of the LPA or the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat.

Due to the LPA, moderate to heavy rainfall (50-100 mm) is are forecast for the following areas from Sunday night to Monday evening:

• Albay
• Sorsogon
• Masbate
• Northern Samar
• Samar
• Eastern Samar
• Biliran
• Leyte
• Southern Leyte
• Dinagat Islands

Due to the Southwest Monsoon, 50-100 mm of rain are also forecast for the following areas from Monday evening to Tuesday evening:

• Occidental Mindoro
• Palawan
• Antique

Tropical Storm Isang, which exited the PAR on Saturday, has now left PAGASA's monitoring domain. Vietnam and China are now bracing for the storm, now known as Typhoon Kajiki. — BM, GMA Integrated News