PAGASA Weather Update for Today

Cold mornings. Nights a lot colder. Gloomy skies. Clouds a lot gloomier and angry. Raging winds in the afternoon. Trees bent and even fallen from the gust. These things are common these last few days. In fact, a large old tree had fallen near the parking space in our area at the university. Well, I guess the rainy season had already begun and for the next months, we can expect heavy rains to come by the country.

Just this morning, PAGASA (Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration) issued this official advisory:

“At 2:00 a.m. today, the Active Low Pressure Area (ALPA) was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 870 km east of Mindanao (8.0°N, 135.0°E).
Fishing boats and other small seacrafts are advised not to venture out into the sea while larger sea vessels are alerted against big waves. The next update will be issued at 5 p.m. today.”

 

 

At five this afternoon, PAGASA released another official statement:

“At 2:00 p.m. today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 450 km East Northeast of Borongan, Eastern Samar (12.0°N, 130.0°E).

 

Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms becoming cloudy with widespread rains over Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas and Eastern Mindanao which may trigger flashfloods and landslides. The rest of Luzon will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.

Moderate to strong winds blowing from the Northeast to North will prevail over Luzon and Eastern Visayas and the coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to rough. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the Northwest to Southwest with slight to moderate seas.”

The good news is that PAGASA reported no tropical cyclone existing within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). The surge of southwest monsoon has also weakened.

Such update made me breathe a sigh of relief. Rains are good, but storms are another thing. May our lands be regularly drenched with moisture, but not with flood water.