PAGASA – 11 AM Weather Update This February 9, 2021
PAGASA – Weather bureau PAGASA recently said that the Low Pressure Area east of Mindanao has dissipated as of 8 AM on this day.
The 11 AM update from the state weather bureau says that a new low pressure area was last spotted at about 50 kilometers east of Guiuan Eastern Samar.
According to the bureau’s official website, the said weather disturbance is unlikely to develop into a tropical depression in the next 24 hours.
The said low pressure area will bring moderate to heavy rains over Eastern Visayas and Bicol Region.
Meanwhile, light to moderate with at times heavy rains will be faced by Aurora and Quezon.
The bureau warned that flooding and rain-induced landslides that may occur during heavy or prolonged periods of rainfall, especially in areas identified to be highly or very highly susceptible to these hazards or in localities that received significant amount of rainfall during the past couple of days or weeks.
Adjacent or nearby areas may also face experience flooding in the absence of such rainfall occurrence due to surface runoff or swelling of river channels.
Based on the website, the public and disaster risk reduction and management offices were urged to take appropriate measures and watch for the next update regarding the current LPA.
The bureau’s Regional Services Divisions will also issue local thunderstorm/rainfall advisories and heavy rainfall warnings in their respective areas of responsibility
The Hydrometeorology Division and River Basin Flood Forecasting and Warning Centers, on the other hand will issue General Flood Advisories and River Basin Flood Advisories/Bulletins.
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