(Satellite image from DOST / Pagasa)MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Three weather systems are forecast to bring cloudy skies and scattered rains to many parts of the country on Wednesday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.In its morning weather bulletin, Pagasa identified these systems as the northeast monsoon or amihan, the shear line, and the easterlies.
鈥淪a kasalukuyan po ay patuloy pa rin ang epekto at pag-iral ng hanging amihan sa Luzon, at dito naman po sa nalalabing bahagi ng ating bansa, patuloy pa rin ang epekto nitong easterlies,鈥� state weather specialist Rhea Torres said.
(The northeast monsoon continues to affect Luzon while the rest of the country remains under the effects of the easterlies.)
According to Torres, the shear line will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms over Eastern Visayas, Sorsogon, Masbate, Aklan, and Capiz.
Pagasa explained that the shear line is formed when warm easterlies converge with the cold northeast monsoon.
Meanwhile, the northeast monsoon will result in cloudy skies and rain over Cagayan Valley, Quezon, Aurora, Apayao, and the rest of the Bicol Region.
It will also set forth partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains in Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon.
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鈥淪o for today po, may mga pag-ulan pong mararanasan mostly dito po sa may eastern sections ng ating bansa. Sa eastern section po ng Luzon, magiging maulan po dahil sa epekto ng hanging amihan,鈥� she explained.
(Today, rains will mostly be experienced in the eastern parts of the country. The eastern section of Luzon will see more rainfall due to the northeast monsoon.)
The easterlies will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms in Caraga and Davao Region.
The rest of the country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the same weather system.
鈥淧osible din po ang maulan na panahon dahil sa epekto nitong easterlies, o 鈥榶ung mainit na hangin na nanggagaling sa karagatang Pasipiko,鈥� Torres said.
(Rainy conditions are also possible due to the easterlies, which are warm winds coming from the Pacific Ocean.)
The state weather bureau is not monitoring any low-pressure area or tropical cyclone inside or outside the Philippine area of responsibility as of Wednesday, March 19.
鈥淣gunit dahil po sa epekto ng shearline ay maaaring maranasan po 鈥榶ung maulan na panahon simula po ngayong araw hanggang sa darating na weekend sa malaking bahagi po ng Kabisayaan, pati rin po sa may bahagi ng Bicol Region,鈥� she further said.
(However, due to the shear line, rainy weather is expected today until the weekend in many parts of the Visayas and Bicol Region.)
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Pagasa hoisted a gale warning over the western seaboard of Northern Luzon, particularly along the western coasts of Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur.
Torres warned that rough to very rough sea conditions are expected in these areas, with wave heights ranging from 2.8 to 4.5 meters.