PAGASA Weather Update for Southwest Monsoon as of 5:00 PM 16 September 2018.

ISSUED AT: 4:00 PM 16 September 2018

SYNOPSIS:At 3:00 PM today, the eye of Typhoon “MANGKHUT” (formerly “OMPONG”) was located based on all available data at 935 km of West Northwest of Extremw Northern Luzon (OUTSIDE PAR) (22.0°N, 113.0°E) with maximum sustained winds of 130 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 180 km/h. It is moving Northwest at 30km/h. Southwest monsoon affecting Luzon.

WEATHER FORECAST

NCR: Weather Situation:The provinces of Zambales and Bataan will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms. Metro Manila and the rest of NCR-PRSD forecast areas will have partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers and thunderstorms. Moderate to strong winds coming from south to southeast will prevail over these areas and the coastal waters will be moderate to rough while becoming rough to very rough over Zambales and Bataan.

Northern Luzon: Bahagyang maulap hanggang sa maulap na kalangitan na may pulu-pulong mga pag-ulan sanhi ng local na pagkidlat-pagkulog ang inaasahan sa mga lalawigan ng Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union at Pangasinan, Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Mt. Province, Ifugao, Kalinga, at Aurora.

Southern Luzon:  Bahagyang mapanganuron sundo sa mapanganuron na papawirin na may pulu-pulong mga pag-uran ang
mamamatian sa Kabikolan, Northern Samar, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon asin Marinduque. Moderato sundo sa makusog na duros na haling sur-sirangan sundo sur ang nilalaoman, na may moderato sundo sa minsan ay ma-okol na kadagatan.

Visayas, Palawan, and Occidental Mindoro will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to localized thunderstorms.

Mindanao: Ang tibuok dapit sa Mindanao maka angkon sa panalagsang pagdag-um nagdto sa madag umon nga kalangitan, pat-ak pat-ak nga pag ulan kilat ug pagpanalugdog tungod sa localized thunderstorms. Hinay ngadto nasa kasarangan nga hangin ang magagikan sa habagatang silangan ngadto nasa Kasadpang direksyon ug hapsay ngadto nasa kasarangan ang balud sa kadagatan.