By NITZ ARANCON
Correspondent
THE relatively warm temperature being experienced in this part of the country this week is due to what meteorologists call “wind divergence,” and weather specialists yesterday said this would likely be the case here in the coming days.
Weather specialist Jose Frivaldo of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration-Mindanao Station in El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental, said the divergence of horizontal winds caused a downward motion of the air (subsidence) which makes the wind warmer than usual.
Frivaldo said wind divergence is just the opposite of wind convergence.
“Kon makadungog tag convergence zone, nagpasabot nga nagtagbo ang hangin niana ug magtapok siya’g mga clouds. Dako dayon ang posibilidad nga mo-create siya’g major weather system sama sa low pressure area hantod mahimong bagyo,” he said.
On the brighter side, storms are not expected to hit the city and neighboring areas because of the wind divergence.
“Kon wind divergence, magbulag ang hangin niana. Walay major weather system nga ma-create. Ma-o nang init kaayo ang panahon,” Frivaldo said.
As of 2 pm yesterday, Frivaldo said the temperature in Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental rose to 33.7 degrees Celsius.
Expect the same rising temperatures in northern Mindanao for the rest of the week if the wind divergence continues, Frivaldo said.
In another development, Frivaldo said Pagasa has been monitoring a cluster of clouds over the Pacific Ocean about 2,000 km east of Mindanao.
He said within 24 hours the cluster of clouds could possibly turn into a low-pressure area that could then turn into a full-blown storm.
However, he said it would likely not enter the country’s area of responsibility since it’s is tracking towards Japan.
“Pasaka ang direction niini ug kon mahimo man siyang LPA o tropical depression, pa-ingon sa Japan ang iyang rumbo,” Frivaldo said.
If it becomes a tropical depression and enters the Philippine area, it would be called “Luis.”
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