Weather: Potential cyclone threatens whole of Mindanao

A low-pressure area near Dipolog City in Zamboanga del Norte may bring rains to the western parts of Southern Luzon and Visayas and to the whole of Mindanao, state weather forecasters said Sunday. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the LPA was estimated at 50 km west of Dipolog City as of 2 a.m., embedded along the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) affecting Mindanao. "The western section of Southern Luzon, and of Visayas and the whole of Mindanao will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. The rest of Luzon and of Visayas will have partly cloudy to at times cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or evening," it said in its 5 a.m. bulletin. Moderate to strong winds blowing from the East to Southeast will prevail over Luzon and its coastal waters will be moderate to rough, it said. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate blowing from the Southeast to Northeast with slight to moderate seas. — LBG, GMA News