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MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) is monitoring a low pressure area (LPA) that is expected to be the first tropical depression to enter the country in 2016.
The LPA was estimated at 1,430 kilometers east of Mindanao as of 4 pm, Friday June 24, the state weather bureau said in an advisory released at 5 pm.
To be locally named “Ambo,” the tropical depression is expected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) within 24 hours, according to PAGASA weather forecaster Aldczar Aurelio.
Ambo will affect Davao, Caraga, and Eastern Visayas regions, Aurelio added.
According to PAGASA, the LPA is embedded along the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) which will bring light to moderate rains and thunderstorms over the Visayas, Mindanao, and Mimaropa on Saturday, June 25.
Isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms will prevail over Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon.
Light to moderate winds blowing from southwest to southeast are expected in Luzon and Western Visayas and coming from the southwest to variable over the rest of the country, PAGASA said.
Meanwhile, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) chief Undersecretary Alexander Pama said his office will conduct a pre-disaster risk assessment in consultation with PAGASA and other agencies on Saturday, June 25. – Rappler.com
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