MANILA, Philippines — Tropical depression Fabian is currently enhancing the southwest monsoon or habagat and is forecast to intensify into a tropical storm within the next hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Saturday morning.
Based on Pagasa’s bulletin issued 5 a.m., Fabian is unlikely to bring heavy rainfall in the country throughout its forecast period. However, it enhances the southwest monsoon, which may bring monsoon rains over the Mimaropa region (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan) and the western portion of Visayas within 24 hours.
According to the state weather bureau, Fabian slightly …
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