Tuesday, June 2, 2009



Issued At: 5:00 a.m., 02 June 2009
Valid Beginning:5:00 a.m. today until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow

Synopsis:
At 2:00 AM today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 210 kms West of Batangas (14.0°N; 118.5°E). A Shallow Low Pressure Area (SLPA) was estimated at 400 kms East of Luzon (16.0°N 126.0°E). Monsoon trough across Southern Luzon and Visayas.
Forecast:
The entire archipelago will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms becoming cloudy with widespread rains over the western sections of Southern Luzon and Visayas which may trigger flashfloods and landslides. Moderate to occasionally strong winds blowing from the southwest will prevail over the western sections of Southern Luzon and Visayas and the coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to occasionally rough becoming light to moderate winds coming from the southwest over the rest of the country with slight to moderate seas except during thunderstorms.
Source: PAGASA/CIMSS
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