PAGASA Weather Forecast Update for Typhoon {Soulik} and STS {Cimaron} as of 4:00 AM 20 August 2018.

Issued at:4:00 AM today, 20 August 2018 

SYNOPSIS:  Southwest Monsoon  affecting the western section of Luzon.   Meanwhile, at  3:00 AM today, the eye  of  Typhoon  SOULIK  was located based on all available data at  1,670 km  East Northeast of Extreme Northern Luzon  (25.6 °N, 137.3 °E)[OUTSIDE PAR] with maximum sustained winds of 150 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to  185 km/h. Moving West Northwest  20km/h.

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM {CIMARON}
LOCATION OF THE CENTER (3AM TODAY): 2,965  KM EAST OF LUZON  (16.8 °N, 149.6 °E)[OUTSIDE PAR]
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS:   90  KM/H NEAR THE CENTER
GUSTINESS: UP TO 115 KM/H
MOVEMENT: NORTHWEST  AT 20 KM/H 

FORECAST W  EATHER CONDITIONS:

Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Batanes, Babuyan Group of Islands, Zambales, and Bataan will experience Monsoon Rains due to Southwest Monsoon. Possible flash floods and landslides due to moderate to occasionally heavy rains.

Metro Manila, the rest of Central Luzon, CALABARZON, Mindoro provinces, and Northern Palawan will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to Southwest Monsoon. Possible flooding and landslides due to  scattered rains and thunderstorms

The rest of  the country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to Localized thunderstorms. Possible flash floods and landslides due to moderate to occasionally heavy rains or thunderstorms.

Weather information is courtesy of DOST PAGASA.