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Twin LPAs: one enters PAR Tuesday, another nears storm formation

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Ariel Rojas

ABS-CBN News

<div> </div><div> </div>Weather bureau PAGASA is closely monitoring two low pressure areas (LPA) east of the country, with one expected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) this Tuesday and the other likely to develop into a tropical cyclone in the next 24 hours.The closer weather disturbance was located 1,085 kilometers east of northeastern Mindanao at 3 a.m. and is unlikely to develop into a tropical cyclone.However, it may bring rains over parts of Visayas and Mindanao and Palawan on Thursday and Friday.The farther LPA, last spotted 2,585 km east of northeastern Mindanao, now has high chance for tropical cyclone formation within the next 24 hours.It may enter the PAR this weekend and will be assigned the local name Caloy. This potential storm is unlikely to make landfall nor directly affect the country, based on current projections.“Itong [pangalawang] low pressure area na ito, mababa ang tsansa na magkaroon ng direktang epekto sa atin in the next three to five days,” weather forecast Veronica Torres said during the agency’s morning broadcast.(The farther weather system has low chance of directly affecting the country in the next three to five days.)PAGASA is forecasting up to two tropical cyclones forming within or entering the PAR this month.Previous May storms have either recurved before hitting land or crossed central Philippines before making a turn over the West Philippine Sea.The country had seen two storms earlier this year: tropical storm Ada, which approached Eastern Visayas and Bicol in January, and tropical storm Basyang, which crossed Caraga and parts of Visayas in early February.<div>PEAK OF WARM AND DRY SEASON</div>While the weather disturbances are not yet affecting the country, the warm and humid Easterlies continue to prevail across the archipelago this Tuesday.Scattered rains are expected in Zamboanga Peninsula and Palawan.Metro Manila and the rest of the country will be warm and humid, with a chance of isolated afternoon shower or localized thunderstorm.Fifteen areas may experience danger level heat index this Tuesday:<div> </div>44°CDagupan CityMambusao, Capiz<div> </div>43°CAborlan, PalawanBorongan CityDumangas, IloiloIloilo CityVirac, Catanduanes<div> </div>42°CBacnotan, La UnionBaybay CityButuan CityHinatuan, Surigao del SurIba, ZambalesLaoag CitySurigao CityTuguegarao City<div> </div>Under danger level heat index, heat cramps and heat exhaustion are already possible, with prolonged exposure likely to result in heat stroke.Meanwhile, 36 other locations, more than half of which are in Luzon, may have heat index of 40-41°C.Metro Manila may experience heat indices of 38°C in Quezon City and 39°C in Pasay City.Heat index, or “feels-like” temperature, estimates how hot the air temperature is for the body when factoring humidity.The country is currently at the peak of the warm and dry season, which may last until the second week of May.https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1433072968864352&amp;set=a.365711365600523Temperatures in Northern Luzon continue to rise.On May 3, Echague, Isabela recorded the highest temperature so far this year of 39.4°C. Tuguegarao City, registered 39.3°C on the same day.PAGASA earlier said temperatures may reach as high as 40.8°C in Northern Luzon and 40.0°C in Central Luzon this May.

Weather bureau PAGASA is closely monitoring two low pressure areas (LPA) east of the country, with one expected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) this Tuesday and the other likely to develop into a tropical cyclone in the next 24 hours.

Weather bureau PAGASA is closely monitoring two low pressure areas (LPA) east of the country, with one expected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) this Tuesday and the other likely to develop into a tropical cyclone in the next 24 hours.