Weather Report

Issued at: 4:00 AM today, 20 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 1,670 km East Northeast of Extreme Northern Luzon (25.6 °N, 137.3 °E)[OUTSIDE PAR] with maximum sustained winds of 150 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 185 km/h. Moving West Northwest 20km/h.

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM {CIMARON}

LOCATION OF THE CENTER (3AM TODAY): 2,965 KM EAST OF LUZON (16.8 °N, 149.6 °E)[OUTSIDE PAR] MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 90 KM/H NEAR THE CENTER GUSTINESS: UP TO 115 KM/H MOVEMENT: NORTHWEST AT 20 KM/H

Forecast Weather Conditions

Place: Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Batanes, Babuyan Group of Islands, Zambales, and Bataan Weather Condition: Monsoon Rains Caused by: Southwest Monsoon Impacts: Possible flash floods and landslides due to moderate to occasionally heavy rains

Place: Metro Manila, the rest of Central Luzon, CALABARZON, Mindoro provinces, and Northern Palawan Weather Condition: Cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms Caused by: Southwest Monsoon Impacts: Possible flooding and landslides due to scattered rains and thunderstorms

Place: The rest of the country Weather Condition: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers Caused by: Localized thunderstorms Impacts: Possible flash floods and landslides due to moderate to occasionally heavy rains or thunderstorms

Forecast Wind and Coastal Water Conditions

Place: Luzon Wind Speed: Moderate to occasionally strong Wind Direction: Southwest Coastal Waters: Moderate to occasionally rough (1.2 - 2.5 m)

Place: Visayas and Mindanao 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 Recorded at PAGASA Weather Station, Science Garden, Diliman, Quezon City

Maximum Temperature: 30.1 °C... 1:50 PM Minimum Temperature: 25.8 °C ... 6:00 AM

Maximum Relative Humidity: 90% ... 5:00 AM Minimum Relative Humidity: 69% ... 1:50 PM

Tides and Astronomical Information Tidal Predictions for Manila Bay (m) (courtesy of NAMRIA) Over Metro Manila

High Tide Today: 4:50 AM ... 0.99 m Low Tide Today: 2:00 PM ... 0.31 m

Sunrise Today: 5:43 AM Sunset Today: 6:16 PM Moonrise Today: 1:36 PM Moonset Tomorrow: 1:15 AM Illumination Today: 63%

SOURCE: Dost_pagasa