(Satellite image from DOST/ Pagasa)
MANILA, Philippines鈥擲everal areas in Northern and Central Luzon are forecast to see cloudy skies and rain on Wednesday due to the shear line and the northeast monsoon or amihan.
In a morning forecast, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) weather specialist Rhea Torres said the shear line would bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms over mainland Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino and Aurora.
Meanwhile, cloudy skies and rain are expected over the Cordillera Administrative Region, Batanes, and Nueva Vizcaya due to the northeast monsoon.
鈥淒ito po sa may bahagi ng Luzon, particularly dyan po sa may Northern at Central Luzon area, maaaring makaranas po tayo ng maulan na panahon,鈥� Torres explained.
(This Wednesday, parts of Luzon, particularly Northern and Central Luzon, may experience rainy weather.)
鈥淓specially sa may Eastern sections ng Northern at Central Luzon area, dulot po ng epekto ng northeast monsoon or amihan,聽pati na rin po ng shear line o 鈥榶ung pagbabanggaan ng malamig at mainit na hangin,鈥� she added.
(Especially in the eastern sections of Northern and Central Luzon, the rainy weather is due to the northeast monsoon and the shear line, where cold and warm air masses collide.)
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains will likewise affect the Ilocos Region due to the northeast monsoon.
In addition, the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) will also bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over the Zamboanga Peninsula, Palawan, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi in Mindanao.
鈥淜ung nakikita po natin itong mga kumpol na kaulapan na namamataan po natin sa ating latest na satellite animation, 鈥榶an po 鈥榶ung intertropical convergence zone or ITCZ at magdudulot po ito na mga pag-ulan sa may kanlurang bahagi or western sections ng Mindanao, pati na rin po sa may Palawan area,鈥� Torres said.
(These cloud clusters detected in our latest satellite animation indicate the intertropical convergence zone, which will bring rains to the western sections of Mindanao and Palawan.)
She also noted that the easterlies will cause the same weather in Eastern Visayas, Caraga, Sorsogon, and Davao Oriental.
鈥淒ito po sa may eastern sections ng Visayas, pati na rin po ng Mindanao, kung nakikita po natin itong mga kumpol na kaulapan na kumikilos papalapit ng ating bansa. Yan po yung easterlies or mainit na hangin na nagagaling sa Karagatang Pasipiko,鈥� she further stated.
(In the eastern sections of Visayas and Mindanao, cloud clusters moving closer to the country indicate the presence of easterlies, or warm winds coming from the Pacific Ocean.)
鈥淔or the rest of the country naman po, nakikita po natin na magiging maaliwalas lang po 鈥榶ung panahon. May mga posibilidad lamang po ng isolated na mga pag-ulan,鈥� Torres added.
(For the rest of the country, generally, fair weather is expected, with some chances of isolated rain showers.)
No low-pressure area or tropical disturbance is currently being monitored inside or outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility.
However, Pagasa issued a gale warning over the eastern seaboard of Northern Luzon due to strong winds from the northeast monsoon.
This will affect the coastal areas of Cagayan and Isabela, where wave heights may reach 2.8 to 4.5 meters high.
鈥淚naasaan po natin 鈥榶ung maalon hanggang sa napakaalong karagatan dito po sa mga nasabing dagat-baybayin,鈥� Torres said.
(We expect rough to very rough sea conditions along these coastal waters.)