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MANILA — A low pressure area that formed over the Sulu Sea early Thursday will continue to bring rainy weather over the central and southern parts of the country, according to PAGASA.
At 3 p.m., the LPA was located 160 kilometers east of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. It is unlikely to develop into a tropical cyclone and may move westward toward the West Philippine Sea before dissipating.
The LPA will bring cloudy skies and scattered rains over Batangas, Quezon, Bicol Region, Mimaropa, Visayas, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula, and Northern Mindanao.
Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon and Mindanao may also experience isolated rain showers or localized thunderstorms.
The country is now at the tail-end of the southwest monsoon or Habagat season, which typically lasts through the first half of October.
A monsoon break has prevailed since last week due to the absence of Habagat. A resurgence of the southwest monsoon is possible before the end of the month.
Meanwhile, the tropical cyclone northeast of the country has intensified into a severe tropical storm.
At 3 p.m., severe tropical storm Dujuan was located 2,910 kilometers east of Luzon’s northern tip. It was packing maximum sustained winds of 95 kilometers per hour with up to 115 kph gusts. Moving northward at 50 kph, Dujuan is unlikely to enter the Philippine area of responsibility or affect the country’s weather.
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