After days of heavy rain, flash floods and landslides from the southwest monsoon remain a threat to Luzon and Western Visayas, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Tuesday.
PAGASA forecaster Samuel Duran said the monsoon remains strong even as there is no weather disturbance or potential cyclone near Philippine territory at this time.
"Southwest monsoon pa rin ang nakakaapekto sa buong Luzon at Western Visayas," he said in an interview on dzBB radio.
He added there is no low-pressure area near Philippine territory at this time. "Solely habagat ang nagpapaulan sa atin," he said.
PAGASA's 5 a.m. bulletin said Luzon and Western Visayas will experience monsoon rains which may trigger flash floods and landslides especially over the western sections.
The rest of Visayas will have mostly cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms while Mindanao will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms.
Moderate to strong winds from the southwest will prevail throughout the archipelago, making coastal waters moderate to rough, it added.
Meanwhile, PAGASA reminded fishermen strong to gale-force winds associated with the southwest monsoon may affect the seaboards of Luzon.
"Fishing boats and other small seacrafts are advised not to venture out into the sea while larger sea vessels are alerted against big waves," it said. –KG, GMA News
source: gmanetwork.com
