The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) released its latest weather bulletin on Saturday, November 29, 2014. At around 4:00 AM today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated at 275 East of Davao City. The LPA came after the Southern parts of the country was hit by Bagyong Queenie.
Bagyong Queenie is now out of the Philippine Area of Responsibility, the weather disturbance intensified from a tropical depression into a tropical storm during its course in the country.
In the latest forecast of PAGASA, regarding the LPA, the Caraga and Eastern Visayas will experience cloudy skies with moderate to occasionally heavy rains and thunderstorms which may trigger flashfloods and landslides.
The rest of Mindanao and Visayas, Bicol Region and MIMAROPA will have cloudy skies with light to moderate rainshowers and thunderstorms. The Philippines capital, Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.
According to PAGASA senior weather forecasters Robert Sawi and Rene Paciente, the said LPA has a slim chance of intensifying into a tropical cyclone.
If the LPA develops into a tropical depression, PAGASA, noted that it will be the 18th typhoon to hit the country. PAGASA also noted that if the LPA develops into a typhoon it will be named as Bagyong Ruby based upon the 2014 List of Typhoon Names.
