PAGASA Weather Forecast as of August 18, 2013

Issued at: 5:00 p.m., 18 August 2013

Synopsis:

Southwest Monsoon affecting the whole country. Meanwhile, At 4:00 p.m. today, Tropical Storm "MARING" (TRAMI) was estimated based on all available data at 560 km East of Itbayat, Batanes (20.7°N, 127.9°E) with maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph. It is forecast to move East Northeast at 7 kph.

Forecast:

Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, CALABARZON and the provinces of Benguet, Zambales, Bataan and Occidental Mindoro will experience Monsoon Rains which may trigger flashfloods and landslides. Mindanao, Western Visayas and the rest of Luzon will have cloudy skies with light to moderate rainshowers and thunderstorms. The rest of Visayas will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.

Moderate to strong winds blowing from the southwest will prevail throughout the archipelago and the coastal waters will be moderate to rough.

Satellite Image at: 5:00 p.m., 18 August 2013

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