MANILA, Philippines — A new low-pressure area (LPA) east of Northern Samar and the tail end of a frontal system were causing precipitation over parts of Luzon and Visayas on Tuesday, state meteorologists said, adding such weather condition may even continue until Wednesday.
Based on the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration’s (Pagasa) bulletin on Tuesday afternoon, the LPA was last spotted 125 kilometers east of Catarman town.
LPA’s presence, Pagasa said, means the warm winds or easterlies that contributed to its formation met winds brought by the northeast monsoon or amihan, creating a tail end of a frontal system.
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