LPA, typhoon threaten Luzon
A low pressure area (LPA) spotted off Basco, Batanes will intensify into a tropical depression in 24 hours, while a severe tropical storm may enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Wednesday, the weather bureau said on Sunday.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said in its 5 p.m. update that the LPA was 150 kilometers (km) northeast of Basco, Batanes.
It will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over the Ilocos provinces, Apayao, Abra, Batanes, and Babuyan Group of Islands.
It was forecast to intensify into a tropical depression within 24 to 36 hours and will be named “Neneng,” weather specialist Ariel Rojas said.
Meanwhile, typhoon “Mangkhut” was spotted 3,075 km east of southern Luzon, still outside PAR.
It packed winds of 120 kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts of 145 kph as it moved west northwest at 35 kph.
“Mangkhut” may enter Philippine territory on Wednesday and will be named “Ompong.” It may reach peak intensity of greater than 205 kph before it enters the country. GLEE JALEA
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