Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Weather Update Dissemination for Bacolod City


Issued At: 5:00 a.m., 07 July 2009
Valid Beginning: 5:00 a.m. today until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow

Synopsis:
At 2:00 AM today, a Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 40 kms North of Bicol Region (14.5°N, 123.0°E). Another Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated at 880 kms East of Luzon (17.2°N, 131.5°E). Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Visayas and Mindanao.

Forecast:
Central and Southern Luzon, the whole Visayas and Mindanao will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. The rest of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or evening. Light to moderate winds blowing from the northeast and north will prevail over Luzon and coming from the northwest and west over the rest of the country. The coastal waters throughout the archipelago will be slight to moderate except during thunderstorms.
Source:NOAA/PAGASA
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