Potential Cyclone Spotted Off Mindanao Could Bring Rains Over Parts of the Country

A Low Pressure Area (LPA) or a potential cyclone was spotted off the coast of Mindanao on Tuesday morning, November 25, 2014 as confirmed by the country’s weather bureau, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

Typhoon Mindanao

According to the latest weather bulletin of PAGASA, as of 4:00 AM on Tuesday, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was spotted 880 kilometeres east of Mindanao.

In an interview with PAGASA weather forecaster Glaiza Escullar with dzMM, the LPA has a slim chance of developing into a Tropical Cyclone, but it may pass over Visayas and Luzon, including most parts of Metro Manila, this week that could bring rains.

Based upon the 24-hour weather forecast released by PAGASA on Tuesday, the whole country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rains or thunderstorms, mostly in the eastern section.

PAGASA added further that there will be moderate to strong winds blowing from the east to northeast which will prevail over nothern Luzon and its coastal waters will be moderate to rough, PAGASA noted.

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