Weather bureau spots new storm

Weather bureau spots new storm
Manila Bulletin
Manila Bulletin - Thursday, October 15

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Weather forecasters Thursday advised residents of Central and Southern Luzon to brace for another storm that is developing along the Pacific Ocean near Guam, which could gain similar strength and follow the track of Typhoon "Pepeng".

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that the tropical depression over the Marianas Islands, estimated at about 1,870 kilometers away from the country, will enter the Philippine area of responsibility over the weekend.

PAGASA said that the weather disturbance, which will be named "Ramil" once it entered the country, has maximum sustained winds of 55 kph and was moving west northwest at 35 kph. It is expected to track the general direction of Central and Northern Luzon towards Taiwan area.

Meanwhile, PAGASA said a Low Pressure Area (LPA) was embedded in the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), another rain-causing weather system near Southern Luzon and Visayas, about 290 kilometers north northwest of Puerto Princesa City.

The weather bureau said that the two weather systems will "continue to bring cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms over Luzon and Visayas," which will become widespread over Southern Tagalog provinces including Palawan.

PAGASA said the moderate to heavy rains brought by the weather system may trigger more flashfloods and landslides in some areas.