Issued At: 5:00 a.m., April 19, 2009
Valid Beginning:5:00 a.m. today until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow
Synopsis:
Tail-end of a cold front affecting Southern Luzon and Visayas. Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Visayas and Mindanao.
Forecast:
Southern Luzon and the western section of Central Luzon and Visayas will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms, while Mindanao including Palawan will have mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. The rest of the country will be partly cloudy to at times cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or evening. Moderate to occasionally strong winds blowing from the Northeast and East will prevail over Extreme Northern Luzon and the coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to occasionally rough. Light to moderate winds blowing from the Southwest and Southeast will prevail over the rest of Luzon and Visayas and coming from the Northeast and Northwest over Mindanao. The coastal waters along these areas will be slight to moderate.
Southern Luzon and the western section of Central Luzon and Visayas will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms, while Mindanao including Palawan will have mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. The rest of the country will be partly cloudy to at times cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or evening. Moderate to occasionally strong winds blowing from the Northeast and East will prevail over Extreme Northern Luzon and the coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to occasionally rough. Light to moderate winds blowing from the Southwest and Southeast will prevail over the rest of Luzon and Visayas and coming from the Northeast and Northwest over Mindanao. The coastal waters along these areas will be slight to moderate.
Source: CIMSS/PAGASA
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