The latest storm and low pressure forecast on February 10 from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that a new low pressure will appear in the southern East Sea this week.
Philippine weather forecasters said that the low pressure in the East Sea is expected to appear in the PAR, TCAD and TCID forecast areas of PAGASA during the week of February 10 to February 16.
This low pressure in the East Sea is unlikely to strengthen into a storm.
Currently, there are three weather systems affecting the Philippines, causing rain across the country on February 10, the Inquirer informed.
Scattered rain and localized thunderstorms due to wind shear affected the Visayas, Bicol, Mimaropa, Quezon and Aurora regions.
Meanwhile, the easterly winds are expected to bring scattered rain and local thunderstorms to Caraga.
The easterly winds also brought rain to Metro Manila, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera, and the rest of Central Luzon and Calabarzon.
The Philippine weather agency also warned that moderate to heavy rains in the above areas could lead to landslides or flash floods.
The northeast monsoon will also bring light rains to some remaining areas of Luzon, while the easterly winds will bring rain or thunderstorms to the rest of Mindanao in the afternoon and evening.
Landslides or flash floods are likely to occur during major thunderstorms, according to PAGASA's forecast bulletin at 4:00 a.m. on February 10.
Meanwhile, the bulletin forecasting strong winds, big waves and thunderstorms at sea of the Vietnam National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting at 10:00 a.m. on February 10 said that in the southern East Sea, there was a low pressure trough with an axis at about 6.0 8.0 degrees north latitude connecting with the low pressure area at 7:00 a.m. on February 10 located at about 6.5-7.5 degrees north latitude, 112.5-113.5 degrees east longitude.
Therefore, during the day and night of February 10, the central and southern East Sea (including the Truong Sa archipelago) will have showers and thunderstorms. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes and strong gusts of wind.
The Vietnam National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting warned that on the day and night of February 11, the northeastern sea area of the northern East Sea, the sea area from Binh Dinh to Ninh Thuan and the western sea area of the southern East Sea (including the western sea area of Truong Sa archipelago) will have strong northeast winds of level 6, gusting to level 7-8; rough seas; waves 2.0-4.5m high.
