Saturday, September 15, 2012

PAGASA WEATHER UPDATE TYPHOON KAREN



Republic of the Philippines
Department of Science and Technology
PHILIPPINE ATMOSPHERIC, GEOPHYSICAL AND ASTRONOMICAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (PAGASA)
Weather Forecasting Section, Weather Division
WFFC Bldg., BIR Road, Diliman, Quezon City 1100


24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST

ISSUED AT : 5:00 AM 15 SEPTEMBER 2012
VALID BEGINNING : 5:00 AM TODAY UNTIL 5:00 AM TOMORROW

SYNOPSIS: AT 4:00 AM TODAY, TYPHOON “KAREN” WAS ESTIMATED BASED ON SATELLITE AND SURFACE
DATA AT 690 KM EAST OF ITBAYAT, BATANES (21.7°N, 129.4°E) WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 185 KPH NEAR
THE CENTER AND GUSTINESS OF UP TO 220 KPH. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT 15 KPH.

FORECAST: METRO MANILA WILL BE CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MODERATE TO
STRONG WINDS BLOWING FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND MANILA BAY
WILL BE MODERATE TO ROUGH.
OCCASIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS WILL BE
EXPERIENCED IN CENTRAL LUZON, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, BICOL
REGION AND WESTERN VISAYAS WHICH MAY TRIGGER
FLASHFLOODS AND LANDSLIDES. THE REST OF VISAYAS AND
NORTHERN LUZON WILL BE CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAINS. MINDANAO WILL HAVE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES
WITH ISOLATED RAINS OR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING FROM THE
NORTHEAST TO NORTHWEST WILL PREVAIL OVER NORTHERN
LUZON AND COMING FROM THE SOUTHWEST OVER THE REST OF
THE COUNTRY. THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGHOUT THE
ARCHIPELAGO WILL BE MODERATE TO ROUGH.

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