The low pressure area off the Palawan has left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) but is still affecting the mainland, according to information from the Philippine weather agency on the morning of March 31.
Meteorological expert Rhea Torres from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that this weather disturbance is currently located about 120 km northeast of Pagasa Island, in the Kalayaan Islands ( Palawan Province), outside the PAR region.
PAGASA said that currently, only Palawan is affected by the low pressure area, with cloudy weather accompanied by scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Although the National Meteorological Agency has announced the end of the northeast monsoon season, the northeast monsoon is still affecting Batanes province in the northernmost part of Luzon.
Meanwhile, the easterly winds blowing across the Pacific Ocean from the east, bringing hot and humid weather will affect most parts of the Philippines over the next 24 hours.
The weather agency also forecasts that the easterly winds will cause scattered or localized showers in Metro Manila and other areas across the country.
Tourists in the Philippines at this time generally do not have to worry too much about the weather. In general, the entire archipelago will have quite good weather throughout the day, except for some local thunderstorms in the late afternoon or at night, according to PAGASA.
This low pressure area near the East Sea does not affect the weather in Vietnam's sea areas. However, there will still be strong winds, big waves and thunderstorms.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the Gulf of Tonkin, there are strong northeast winds of level 7, gusting to level 9; Ly Son island has strong winds of level 6, sometimes level 7, gusting to level 8.
Forecast for the next 24 hours, Gulf of Tonkin, the sea area from Binh Dinh to Binh Thuan and the sea area west of the Central East Sea: strong northeast wind level 5, sometimes level 6, gust level 7. Rough seas; Waves 1.5-3.5m high.
North East Sea (Hoang Sa): strong northeast wind level 6, gust level 7-8. Rough seas; Waves 2.0-4.0m high.
Warning on April 1, the North East Sea (Hoang Sa) has northeast winds of level 6, gusting to level 7-8. Rough seas; Waves 2.0-4.0m high.
Natural disaster risk level 2, dangerous for ships due to tornadoes, strong winds and big waves.
People and tourists are advised to be cautious when going to sea in coastal areas that are forecast to have strong winds, large waves and thunderstorms.
