Weather Update Dissemination for Bacolod City

Issued At: 5:00 a.m., 15 June 2009
Valid Beginning:5:00 a.m. today until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow

Synopsis:
At 2:00 a.m. today, the Active Low Pressure Area (ALPA) was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 240 kms East of Bicol Region (14.0°N 125.5°E) embedded along the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Central and Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

Central and Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms becoming cloudy over the eastern section of Central and Southern Luzon with scattered to widespread rains. The rest of the country will be partly cloudy to at times cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or evening. Light to moderate winds blowing from the southwest to south will prevail over Northern Luzon and coming from the southwest 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

/alb

From JTWC:
THE AREA OF CONVECTION PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 13.0N 127.3E, IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 14.7N 123.9E, APPROXIMATELY 177 NM EAST OF MANILA, PHILIPPINES. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN CONVECTION NEAR THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). A 140927Z ( 5:27 a.m. June 15) QUIKSCAT PASS INDICATES THE LLCC IS ELONGATED AND EMBEDDED IN THE MONSOON TROUGH WITH WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 15 KNOTS NEAR THE CENTER. A 141745Z AMSU-B IMAGE REVEALS A WELL DEFINED SURFACE CIRCULATION SIGNATURE WITH MINIMAL CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE LLCC. UPPER AIR OBSERVATIONS FROM RPMT AND RPLI SHOW SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF DRY AIR BETWEEN 800 MB AND 500 MB IN THE REGION. THE UPPER LEVEL ENVIRONMENT REMAINS FAVORABLE WITH LOW AMOUNTS OF VERTICAL WIND SHEAR, HOWEVER THE SYSTEM HAS MOVED TO THE WEST OF AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS AND HAS LOST OUTFLOW TO A TROPICAL UPPER TROPOSHERIC TROUGH TO THE EAST. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 12 TO 17 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1009 MB. DUE TO LACK OF CONVECTION, DRY AIR INTRUSION AND A WEAKENING LLCC, THE POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS DOWNGRADED TO POOR. SEE REF A (WTPN21 PGTW 142200) FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
/alb

Weather Update Dissemination for Bacolod City

DESCRIPTION/LEVEL AT FUNKTOP IMAGERY
L0 (BLACK)= Clear/partly cloudy with some cloudy

L1 (GRAY)= Cloudy with some overcast

L2 (YELLOW)= Overcast with some drizzle

L3 (BLUE)= Drizzle with some light rain/shower

L4 (DARK RED)= Light to moderate rain/shower

L5 (PINK)= Moderate to heavy rain/shower

L6 (GREEN)= Heavy to very heavy rain/shower

L7 (WHITE)= Very heavy to blinding rain/shower

Issued At: 5:00 a.m., 10 June 2009
Valid Beginning:5:00 a.m. today until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow

Synopsis:
Southwest monsoon affecting Western Luzon

Forecast:
Western Luzon and Mindanao will experience cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. The rest of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or evening. Moderate to strong winds blowing from the southwest will prevail over the western sections of Luzon with moderate to rough seas. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate blowing from the southwest to west with slight to moderate seas except during thunderstorms.

Source:NOAA/PAGASA

/alb

Weather Update Dissemination for Bacolod City

DESCRIPTION/LEVEL AT FUNKTOP IMAGERY
L0 (BLACK)= Clear/partly cloudy with some cloudy

L1 (GRAY)= Cloudy with some overcast

L2 (YELLOW)= Overcast with some drizzle

L3 (BLUE)= Drizzle with some light rain/shower

L4 (DARK RED)= Light to moderate rain/shower

L5 (PINK)= Moderate to heavy rain/shower

L6 (GREEN)= Heavy to very heavy rain/shower

L7 (WHITE)= Very heavy to blinding rain/shower

Issued At: 5:00 a.m., 09 June 2009
Valid Beginning:5:00 a.m. today until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow

Synopsis:
Monsoon trough across Southern Luzon and Visayas.

Forecast:
Palawan and Mindoro will experience monsoon rains which may trigger flashfoods and landslides over Palawan. The rest of Luzon and Western Visayas 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 southwest will prevail over the western sections of Central and Southern Luzon with moderate to occasionally rough seas. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate blowing from the south to southwest over the rest of the country with slight to moderate seas except during thunderstorms.

Source: NOAA/PAGASA

/alb

Weather Update Dissemination for Bacolod City

DESCRIPTION/LEVEL AT FUNKTOP IMAGERY
L0 (BLACK)= Clear/partly cloudy with some cloudy

L1 (GRAY)= Cloudy with some overcastL2

(YELLOW)= Overcast with some drizzleL3

(BLUE)= Drizzle with some light rain/shower

L4 (DARK RED)= Light to moderate rain/shower

L5 (PINK)= Moderate to heavy rain/shower

L6 (GREEN)= Heavy to very heavy rain/shower

L7 (WHITE)= Very heavy to blinding rain/shower

24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST

Issued At: 5:00 a.m., 08 June 2009
Valid Beginning: 5:00 a.m. today until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow

Synopsis:
Monsoon trough across Palawan and Visayas.

Forecast:
Palawan and Western Visayas will experience monsoon rains which may trigger flashfoods and landslides over Palawan while Mindanao, the rest of Southern Luzon and the rest of Visayas 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 strong winds blowing from the southwest will prevail over Southern Luzon and Visayas with moderate to rough seas. Light to moderate winds blowing from the southwest will prevail over Mindanao and coming from the northeast and southeast over the rest of the country. The coastal waters along these areas will be slight to moderate except during thunderstorms.

Source:NOAA/PAGASA
/alb

Weather Update Dissemination for Bacolod City

Issued At: 5:00 a.m., 05 June 2009
Valid Beginning:5:00 a.m. today until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow

Synopsis:
At 2:00 a.m. today, a Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 1,160 kms Northeast of Extreme Northern Luzon (24.4°N; 134.0°E). Southwest monsoon affecting Luzon.

Forecast:
Luzon will experience monsoon rains which may triggger flashfloods and landslides over the Western Section. 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 strong winds blowing from the southwest will prevail over Luzon, Visayas and Western Mindanao and the coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to rough. Elsewhere winds will be light to moderate coming from the southwest with slight to moderate seas except during thunderstorms.
Source:NOAA/PAGASA

/alb

Weather Update Dissemination for Bacolod City

As of 1:30PM
DESCRIPTION/LEVEL AT FUNKTOP IMAGERY
L0 (BLACK)= Clear/partly cloudy with some cloudy
L1 (GRAY)= Cloudy with some overcast
L2 (YELLOW)= Overcast with some drizzle
L3 (BLUE)= Drizzle with some light rain/shower
L4 (DARK RED)= Light to moderate rain/shower
L5 (PINK)= Moderate to heavy rain/shower
L6 (GREEN)= Heavy to very heavy rain/shower
L7 (WHITE)= Very heavy to blinding rain/shower


Issued At: 5:00 a.m., 04 June 2009
Valid Beginning:5:00 a.m. today until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow

Synopsis:
At 2:00 a.m. today, a Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 375 kms east of Extreme Luzon (20.5°N; 126.0°E). Southwest monsoon affecting Luzon and Visayas.

Forecast:
Luzon will experience monsoon rains which may triggger flashfloods and landslides over the western section while Visayas will have 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 afeternoon or evening. Moderate to strong winds blowing from the southwest will prevail over Luzon and Visayas and the coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to rough. Elsewhere winds will be light to moderate coming from the south and southwest with slight to moderate seas except during thunderstorms.

Source:NOAA/PAGASA

Weather Update Dissemination for Bacolod City

DESCRIPTION/LEVEL AT FUNKTOP IMAGERY
L0 (BLACK)= Clear/partly cloudy with some cloudy

L1 (GRAY)= Cloudy with some overcast

L2 (YELLOW)= Overcast with some drizzle

L3 (BLUE)= Drizzle with some light rain/shower

L4 (DARK RED)= Light to moderate rain/shower

L5 (PINK)= Moderate to heavy rain/shower

L6 (GREEN)= Heavy to very heavy rain/shower

L7 (WHITE)= Very heavy to blinding rain/shower

Issued At: 5:00 a.m., 03 June 2009
Valid Beginning:5:00 a.m. today until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow

Synopsis:
At 2:00 a.m. today, a Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 810 kms east of Luzon (16.0°N; 130.5°E). Southwest monsoon affecting Luzon and Visayas.

Forecast:
Luzon and Visayas will experience cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms becoming widespread rains over the western sections of Central and Southern Luzon which may trigger flashfloods and landslides. The rest of the country will have partly coudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or evening. Moderate to strong winds blowing from the southwest will prevail over Central and Southern Luzon and Western Visayas and the coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to rough. Elsewhere winds will be light to moderate coming from the southwest with slight to moderate seas except during thunderstorms.

Source:NOAA/PAGASA

/alb

Weather Update Dissemination for Bacolod City

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

Synopsis:
At 2:00 p.m. today, a Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 510 kms east of Northern Luzon (17.0°N; 129.0°E). Southwest monsoon affecting Luzon and Visayas.


Forecast:
Luzon and Visayas will experience cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms becoming widespread rains over the western sections of Central and Southern Luzon which may trigger flashfloods and landslides. The rest of the country will have partly coudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or evening. Moderate to strong winds blowing from the southwest will prevail over Central and Southern Luzon and Western Visayas and the coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to rough. Elsewhere winds will be light to moderate coming from the southwest with slight to moderate seas except during thunderstorms.
Source:CIMSS/PAGASA
/alb

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

/alb

Weather Update Dissemination for Bacolod City

Issued At: 5:00 a.m., 01 June 2009
Valid Beginning:5:00 a.m. today until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow

Synopsis:
At 2 AM today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 230 kms Southwest of Iba, Zambales (14.0°N; 118.0°E). Monsoon trough across Southern Luzon.

Forecast:
Central and Southern Luzon, and Visayas will experience cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms becoming widespread rains over Southern Luzon which may trigger flashfloods and landslides. The rest of the country will have partly cloudy to at times cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or evening.Moderate to occasionally strong winds blowing from the southwest will prevail over the western section of Southern Luzon and the coastal waters along this area will be moderate to occasionally rough. Light to moderate winds coming from the southwest will prevail over Central Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao and blowing from the southeast will prevail over the rest of the country with slight to moderate seas except during thunderstorms.
Source: CIMSS/PAGASA
/alb