THE Low-Pressure Area (LPA) monitored outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) has a small chance of becoming a typhoon, neither has effect in the Philippines within the next 24 hours, according to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical, Astronomical Space Administration (Pagasa) on Monday.
Based on the latest Pagasa forecast, the said LPA was last spotted 835 kilometers East Northeast of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur or 850 kilometers East of Guiuan, Eastern Samar.
The impact of the tail-end of a frontal system (shear line) in the Bicol Region and Eastern Visayas has weakened.
The movement of the shear line has become eastward after having an interaction with the LPA in the Philippine sea.
Pagasa noted that the shear line will move westward again as the LPA approaches the Southern Luzon-Visayas area today until tomorrow, Tuesday, December 1.
Meanwhile, the Northeast Monsoon remains over the rest of Luzon and Visayas.
The tail-end of the frontal system will still cause weak to moderate and sometimes heavy downpour in the Bicol Region and Eastern Visayas today until tomorrow of Tuesday.
The weather agency said the Northeast Monsoon will occasionally bring light to moderate rain showers over Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Aurora, and Quezon.