PAGASA Regional Weather Update for TY QUEENIE as of 5:00 PM 02 October 2018.

Issued at: 5:00PM today,  02 October 2018

SYNOPSIS: At 3:00 PM today, the eye of Typhoon "QUEENIE" was located based on all available data at 1,080 km East of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan (18.2 N, 131.9 E) with maximum sustained winds of 200 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 245 km/h. It is moving Northwest at 15 km/h.. 

REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST UPDATE:

NCR Weather Situation:

Metro Manila and the rest of NCR-PRSD forecast area will experience partly cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. Light to moderate winds coming from northeast to east will prevail over these areas and the coastal waters will be slight to moderate while rough to very rough along the coast of Northern Quezon including Polillo Island. 

NORTHERN LUZON: 

Maulap na kalangitan na may kalat-kalat na mga pag-ulan at pagkidlat-pagkulog sanhi ng Trough ng Bagyong Queenie ang mararanasan sa mga lalawigan ng Aurora, Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya at Quirino. Bahagyang maulap hanggang sa maulap na papawirin na may pulu-pulong mga pag-ulan dulot ng lokal na mga pagkidlat-pagkulog ang inaasahan sa Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Mt. Province, Ifugao at Kalinga.

SOUTHERN LUZON: 

Maulap na kalangitan na may kalat-kalat na mga pag-ulan at pagkidlat-pagkulog ang inaasahan sa Kabikulan at Northern Samar. Bahagyang maulap hanggang sa maulap na kalangitan na may pulo-pulong mga pag-ulan o pagkidlat-pagkulog ang mararanasan sa Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque at Romblon. Katamtaman hanggang sa malakas na hangin mula sa Hilagang-silangan hanggang sa Hilagang-kanluran na may katamtaman hanggang sa maalon na karagatan ang iiral sa Kabikulan at Northern Samar. Mahina hanggang sa katamtamang hangin mula sa Hilagang-kanluran hangang sa Kanluran na may banayad hanggang sa katamtamang pag-alon ng karagatan ang iiral sa Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque at Romblon.

VISAYAS:

Eastern Visayas will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorm caused by the trough of TY Queenie. Palawan, Occidental Mindoro, and the rest of Visayas will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.  Moderate to strong winds blowing from the Northeast to Northwest will prevail over the eastern section of Visayas and the coastal waters will be moderate to rough. Meanwhile, light to moderate winds from the Northwest to West will prevail over Palawan, Occidental Mindoro, and the rest of Visayas, and the coastal waters will be slight to moderate.

MINDANAO:

Mindanao will be partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to localized thunderstorms. Moderate to strong winds coming from the Northeast to Northwest and the coastal waters will be moderate to rough over the eastern section of Mindanao. Elsewhere, light to moderate winds coming from the Northwest to West with slight to moderate seas.

Weather Information is courtesy of DOST PAGASA.