Weather Report

Issued at 4:00 AM Sunday, 19 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 1,890 km East Northeast of Extreme Northern Luzon (25.0 N, 139.7 E)[OUTSIDE PAR] with maximum sustained winds of 145 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 180 km/h. It is almost stationary.

Forecast Weather Conditions

Place: Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region Weather Condition: , Batanes, Babuyan Groups of Islands, Zambales and Bataan Caused by: Cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms Impacts: Southwest Monsoon

Place: Possible flooding and landslides due to scattered rains and thunderstorms Weather Condition: Metro Manila and the rest of the country Caused by: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers Impacts: Localized thunderstorms

Forecast Wind and Coastal Water Conditions

Place: The northern and western sections of Luzon Wind Speed: Moderate to Strong Wind Direction: Southwest Coastal Waters: Moderate to Rough (1.2 - 3.4 m)

Place: The rest of the country Wind Speed: Light to Moderate Wind Direction: Southwest Coastal Waters: Slight to Moderate (0.6 - 1.2 m)

Extremes of Temperature and Relative Humidity for The 24-hour Period Ending At 8:00 PM Yesterday

Maximum Temperature: 29.8°C ... 1:00 PM Minimum Temperature: 24.8°C ... 5:00 AM

Maximum Relative Humidity: 94% ... 6:00 AM Minimum Relative Humidity: 72% ... 1:00 PM

Tides and Astronomical Information Over Metro Manila

Low Tide Today: 12:08 PM ... 0.41m High Tide Today: 5:26 PM ... 0.51m Low Tide Today: 8:12 PM ... .50m

Sunrise Today: 5:43 AM Sunset Today: 6:17 PM Moonrise Today: 12:45 PM Moonset Tomorrow: 12:29 AM

Illumination: 54%

SOURCE: Dost_pagasa