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MANILA, Philippines – A low pressure area (LPA) located north of Palawan has turned into a tropical depression, causing Signal No. 1 will rise over the Calamian Islands, according to the latest evening bulletin issued Tuesday by Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).
The eye of the depression, locally named Leon, was last seen 185 kilometers west-northwest of Coron, Palawan. It had maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour near the center and gusts of up to 55 kilometers per hour.
It was seen moving west at 25 kilometers per hour, possibly leaving the Philippine area of responsibility across the Western Philippine Sea on Thursday morning.
Under signal No. 1, the Calamian Islands may have wind speeds of 30 to 60 kph for the next several hours.
The combined effects of Leon and the southwest monsoon are expected to bring gusty conditions over Palawan and Mindoro provinces through Wednesday.
There can be moderate to heavy rains over Palawan, including the Kalayaan, Calamian and Cuyo islands and Occidental Mindoro.
Meanwhile, there may be light to moderate rains in large parts of Visayas, the Bicol region, Calabarzon, the rest of Mimaropa, Metro Manila, central Luzon and areas of Mindanao such as Caraga, North Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi.
“Rain-induced flooding and landslides can occur during heavy or prolonged rains, especially in areas that are very or very susceptible to these hazards,” Pagasa said.
“Public and local disaster risk reduction and management offices are encouraged to monitor rain / thunderstorm advisories and heavy rain advisories from PAGASA’s regional service divisions and take appropriate action,” he added.
Fishermen were also advised to take precautionary measures, as the moderate to rough seas would prevail over the northern, eastern and southern coasts of Luzon, the western coasts of Occidental Mindoro and Palawan, and the coasts of Visayas and Mindanao. The waves can reach heights of 1.2 meters to 3.1 meters.
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