MANILA, Dec. 2 -- The low pressure area (LPA) outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) has a high potential to develop into a tropical cyclone within the next 24 hours, the weather bureau said Tuesday.

The LPA was last located 1,290 kilometers east of Eastern Visayas, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration's (PAGASA) latest bulletin.

"Once it enters PAR, it will be named Wilma. It is forecast to make landfall over Eastern Visayas or Caraga," PAGASA weather specialist Chenel Dominguez said.

She, however, said the LPA's forecast track still has high uncertainty, but those in the Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, and Mindanao are advised to take precautions against rains begin...