PAGASA Weather Update for New LPA and STS Shanshan 5:00 PM 04 August 2018

Issued at: 4:00 PM today, 04 August 2018 

SYNOPSIS:  At 3:00 PM today, a Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on all available data at 1,360 km East of Appari, Cagayan (17.1 °N, 134.4 °E). Southwest Monsoon affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM SHANSHAN @ 3:00 PM
LOCATION: 2770 KM EAST OF EXTREME NORTHERN LUZON (21.0N, 148.6E) [OUTSIDE PAR]
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 110KM/H
GUSTINESS UP TO 135KM/H
MOVEMENT: NORTH NORTHWEST AT 15KM/H

FORECAST WEATHER CONDITION
MIMAROPA, Western Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, and ARMM will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to Southwest Monsoon. Flooding and landslides due to scattered rains or thunderstorms.

Metro Manila, CALABARZON, Bicol Region, and the rest of Visayas and Mindanao will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rains or thunderstorms due to Southwest Monsoon. Possible flashflood and  landslides due to moderate to occasionally heavy rains or thunderstorms.

Northern and Central Luzon will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to Localized Thunderstorms. Possible flashflood and  landslides due to moderate to occasionally heavy rains or thunderstorms.

Weather information is courtesy of DOST PAGASA.