Monsoon rains to still affect Luzon, Western Visayas on Friday

MANILA, Philippines — The southwest monsoon, or habagat, will continue to affect most of Luzon and Western Visayas areas, bringing heavy rains until Friday, Aug. 14, the state weather bureau said. 

“Malakas pa rin ang habagat na umiiral sa western portion ng ating bansa at kasalukuyang nagdudulot pa rin ng pag ulan sa malaking bahagi ng Luzon landmass at ng Western Visayas,” Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) weather specialist Loreidin de la Cruz-Galicia said in its 5 p.m weather advisory.

(The southwest monsoon remains strong over the western portion of the country and continues to bring rain to a large part of the Luzon landmass and Western Visayas.)

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Pagasa said that heavy rains of up to 100 millimeters will be concentrated over the westernmost portion of Luzon, particularly in Occidental Mindoro, Zambales, and Bataan until Friday afternoon.

Meanwhile, light to moderate with occasional heavy rains are expected to prevail over the following areas also due to the enhanced habagat.

• Metro Manila
• Ilocos Region
• Cordillera Administrative Region
• Cagayan Valley
• Calabarzon
• The rest of Mimaropa
• The rest of Central Luzon
• Camarines Norte
• Aklan
• Antique
• Capiz

Meanwhile, the rest of the country may also experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with localized thunderstorms. 

The weather bureau advised the public to take precautionary measures on possible flash floods and landslides, primarily on low-lying areas and vulnerable areas saturated by continuous rains.

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“Sa ngayon wala pang bagyo na minomonitor sa loob ng area of responsibility. Sa paligid ng PAR (Philippine area of responsibility) meron mga cyclones or circulations na mino-monitor, and we are still closely monitoring them,” de la Cruz-Galicia said.

(As of now, there are no tropical cyclones being monitored within the area of responsibility. However, there are cyclones or circulations being monitored in the vicinity of the PAR (Philippine Area of Responsibility), and we are still closely monitoring them.)

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On the other hand, the low-pressure area outside the PAR, located 1,740 kilometers east of Extreme Northern Luzon, has a high chance of developing into a tropical depression, although it is expected to move eastward away from the country.

“Hindi po natin inaasahan na makakaapekto saan mang bahagi ng ating bansa dahil ang kaniyang movement o pagkilos ay pa eastward o silangan, papalayo sa ating area of responsibility,” she added.

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(We do not expect it to affect any part of the country because its movement is eastward, away from our area of responsibility.) /jpv