(Satellite image from DOST / Pagasa)
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Several areas across the country will experience rains on Wednesday due to the effects of the shear line, easterlies, and the northeast monsoon or amihan, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).
Pagasa weather specialist Rhea Torres said the shear line would bring cloudy skies, scattered rain showers, and isolated thunderstorms to Eastern Visayas, Northern Mindanao, and Caraga.
The shear line is the convergence of warm easterlies and cold northeast monsoons, she further explained.
Meanwhile, Torres also said the rest of the Visayas and Mindanao would experience cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms caused by easterlies.
鈥淒ito po sa may bahagi ng Visayas at Mindanao, asahan po natin ang mga pag-ulan dulot po na epekto nitong shear line, pati na rin po yung easterlies o 鈥榶ung mainit na hangin na nanggagaling sa Karagatang Pasipiko,鈥� Torres said in a morning forecast.
(We can expect rains in various parts of Visayas and Mindanao due to the shear line and the easterlies, or the warm winds coming from the Pacific Ocean.)
鈥淎t kung nakikita po natin dito sa ating latest satellite animation, may mga kumpol po tayo ng kaulapan na namamataang makakaapekto sa buong Visayas at Mindanao. So magiging makulimlim po 鈥榶ung panahon ngayong araw for Visayas and Mindanao area,鈥� she added.
(Our latest satellite animation shows cloud clusters that may affect the entire Visayas and Mindanao. So, expect cloudy weather in these areas today.)
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Torres likewise noted that Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Aurora, and Quezon will see cloudy skies with rains due to the northeast monsoon.
鈥淚tong amihan naman po ay magdudulot din ng mga light to moderate naman ng mga pag-ulan, mostly dito sa may eastern sections ng Luzon area,鈥� the state weather specialist said.
(The northeast monsoon will bring light to moderate rains, mostly in the eastern sections of Luzon.)
鈥淪a nalalabing bahagi naman po ng Luzon ay patuloy pong mararanasan ang bahagyang maulap hanggang sa maulap na kalangitan. Kung may mga pag-ulan man ay panandalian lamang po ito na mahihinang mga pag-ulan o mga pag-ambon,鈥� she emphasized.
(The rest of Luzon will continue to experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies. Any rains will be brief and light, possibly just drizzles.)
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Pagasa issued a gale warning over the eastern seaboards of Visayas and Northern Luzon on Wednesday morning due to the northeast monsoon.
According to Torres, rough coastal conditions are expected, particularly off Catanduanes, Northern Samar, and Eastern Samar, where strong waves generated by the northeast monsoon may pose risks to small vessels.
鈥淒elikado pa rin pong pumalaot, especially yung mga kababayan po natin na may mga maliit na sasakyang pandagat,鈥� Torres advised.
(It is still dangerous to set sail, especially for those who are using small sea vessels.)