PAGASA warns of flash floods in Palawan, Visayas, Mindanao due to shear line

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has warned of potential flash floods and landslides in Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao due to rains brought by the shear line.

The shear line, described as the convergence of northeasterly and easterly winds, is expected to cause light to moderate, at times heavy, rainfall over these areas within the next 24 hours.

PAGASA urges vigilance, particularly in areas identified as highly susceptible to hazards based on existing maps.

Light to at times heavy rains are also anticipated in Batanes and Babuyan Islands due to the northeast monsoon, locally known as 'amihan'.

Meanwhile, Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon are forecast to have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with a chance of light monsoon rains.

A gale warning has been issued for the seaboards of northern Luzon, including Batanes, Ilocos Norte, Cagayan, and Babuyan Islands, due to strong to gale-force winds from the northeast monsoon, which will cause rough to very rough seas.