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| PAGASA graphic tracks the path of Kajiki and the new LPA |
Just days after Tropical Storm Kajiki dumped heavy rains in both the Philippines and Hong Kong, a new low pressure area has been spotted southeast of Mindanao.
The LPA entered the Philippine area of responsibility
early on Saturday and has been bringing rains over parts of Central and Eastern
Visayas, and most of Mindanao.
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But weather forecaster PAGASA says even if the LPA
forms into a tropical cyclone, it would likely be short-lived.
Kajiki meanwhile, caused the highest storm signal to
be raised over South China’s island province of Hainan. The typhoon
strengthened as it moved toward the island’s coast, where it made landfall late
on Sunday.
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In Hong Kong, the
Observatory said the new developing LPA could move into the South China Sea
around the middle of the week.
Under its influence, heavy showers, thunderstorms and strong winds could affect the Guangdong coast.
The Observatory said the potential storm could pass south of Hong Kong around Thursday or Friday, and move toward Hainan Island.
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Its projected path indicates it may come closer to the territory than Kajiki, which caused T1 to be raised over Hong Kong early on Sunday.
As a result, the Observatory has upgraded its wind strength forecast to force 4 to 5 from the east to northeast on Thursday, strengthening to force 6 at times offshore and on high grounds later in the day.
The unsettled weather is expected to continue until Friday, when winds could occasionally reach force 6, meaning “strong wind” on the Beaufort scale.
