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PAGASA monitors 2 LPAs, 1 tropical cyclone outside PAR
A low pressure area (LPA) outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) has intensified into a tropical depression, PAGASA announced on Thursday.
As of 2 p.m. Thursday, the tropical depression was located 2,635 kilometers east of Central Luzon, moving eastward slowly with maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h and gustiness up to 70 km/h.
PAGASA is also monitoring two additional LPAs, one located 1,460 km east of Eastern Visayas, and the other 735 km east of Extreme Northern Luzon.
Cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms are expected in Batanes due to an LPA.
The rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to localized thunderstorms.
The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) is forecast to bring heavy rains to Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao.
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Tropical Depression Igme, the country's ninth tropical cyclone this year, has formed and is moving northwestward.
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Tropical Depression Igme officially exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility at 2:30 AM on Saturday, September 21.
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