Low pressure area spotted outside PAR — PAGASA

State weather bureau PAGASA said Thursday it has monitored a low pressure area (LPA) outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).

As of 8 a.m., the LPA was spotted 1,020 kms northeast of extreme northern Luzon, PAGASA said in a bulletin.

The weather disturbance has a medium chance of becoming a tropical depression within the next 24 hours.

The public was advised to monitor updates from PAGASA. — Joviland Rita/ VDV, GMA Integrated News