Wednesday, June 8, 2011

June 9, 2011-Philippine Classes Suspended- PAGASA weather update- 5:00 a.m., 09 June 2011

The Department of Education (DepEd) has announced that classes in the preschool, elementary and high school levels are suspended in the National Capital Region (NCR) and Regions 3 and 4 due to heavy rains.

Administrators of colleges and universities may suspend classes at their own discretion. The rains are brought about by a low pressure area or LPA.

Here is the latest weather update from PAGASA as at 2:00 am today, the low pressure area (LPA) was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 90 km West Northwest of Metro Manila or 70 km South Southeast of Iba, Zambales (14.6°N 120.2°E) embedded along the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) affecting the country.


A low-pressure area west of Luzon has intensified into a tropical depression before noon on Thursday and Metro Manila and six other areas were placed under Storm Signal No. 1.


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Forecast:
Central and Northern Luzon, and the western section of Southern Luzon will experience cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms becoming widespread rains over Central Luzon which may trigger flashfloods and landslides. The rest of the country will have mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms.

Moderate to strong winds blowing from the Southwest and Southeast will prevail over Luzon and its coastal waters will be moderate to rough. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate blowing from the southwest and southeast with slight to moderate seas.

source:PAGASA

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