According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) severe weather bulletin at past Monday midnight, Ferdie was having a direct effect on the southwest monsoon. “These areas would experience occasional rains, which may be moderate to heavy, and wind gusty winds also,” weather specialist Aldczar Aurelio said in Filipino. An orange heavy rainfall warning was also raised in Zambales, which means residents should expect intense rainfall in the area. Pagasa’s first severe weather wulletin for Ferdie showed that the tropical depression and the southwest monsoon would bring a fresh breeze to near gale-force winds, aside from monsoon rains over Ilocos Region, the Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Southern Luzon, and even Metro Manila. However, Pagasa is also monitoring another cyclone aside from Ferdie and Tropical Storm Jangmi, formerly known as Enteng, which left the PAR on Sunday afternoon.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 09, 2020 17:15 UTC