Tag: PAGASA

Southwest monsoon affecting western sections of Northern, Central Luzon: PAGASA

(Eagle News) — The southwest monsoon is affecting the western sections of Northern and Central Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila  will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms as a result. The rest of the country will experience the same conditions. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are also possible, PAGASA said. The entire country, meanwhile, will have light to moderate winds […]

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PAGASA: Southwest monsoon affecting western sections of Northern, Central Luzon

(Eagle News) — The southwest monsoon is affecting the western sections of Northern and Central Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, as a result, Batanes and Babuyan Islands will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flooding or landslides due to moderate with at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain […]

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Batanes still under Signal No. 1 as Typhoon “Hanna” slightly intensifies

(Eagle News)–Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over Batanes as Typhoon “Hanna” slightly intensified and accelerated toward the sea east of Taiwan. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the center of the eye of “Hanna” is so far located 455 kilometers east northeast of Itbayat. “Hanna” is packing maximum sustained winds of 130 kph near the center and has a gustiness of up to 160 kph. It is moving west northwestward at 15 […]

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Typhoon “Hanna” moves toward sea east of Taiwan; Signal No. 1 raised over Batanes

(Eagle News)–Signal No. 1 has been raised over Batanes as Typhoon “Hanna” continues to move generally westward towards the sea east of Taiwan. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the center of the eye of “Hanna” is so far located 520 kilometers east northeast of Basco. “Hanna” is packing maximum sustained winds of 120 kph near the center and has a gustiness of up to 150 kph, and is moving westward at […]

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“Hanna” maintains its strength as it decelerates

(Eagle News) — “Hanna” has maintained its strength as it decelerated westward. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said that while it is less likely to directly bring heavy rainfall over the country throughout the forecast period, it will continue to enhance the southwest monsoon. It said Typhoon “Saola” and Severe Tropical Storm “Kirogi” are also enhancing the southwest monsoon, and, as a result, will bring occasional to monsoon rains over the western […]

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“Goring” continues to weaken; Signal No. 1 still raised over portions of Luzon

(Eagle News) — “Goring” has continued to weaken while moving north northeastward over the Philippine Sea. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the following areas are still under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1: Batanes Babuyan Islands the northern and eastern portions of mainland Cagayan (Camalaniugan, Pamplona, Gonzaga, Santa Teresita, Baggao, Buguey, Santa Ana, Claveria, Aparri, Ballesteros, Abulug, Sanchez-Mira, Santa Praxedes, Allacapan, Lal-Lo, Lasam, Peñablanca, Iguig, Amulung, Gattaran, Alcala) the eastern portion […]

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“Haikui” intensifies into a tropical storm; may enter PAR on Wednesday or Thursday

(Eagle News) — “Haikui” has intensified into a tropical storm, and may enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Wednesday evening or Thursday morning. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said once inside PAR, it will have the domestic name “Hanna.” So, far, the center of what was once a tropical depression  was estimated 2,230 km east of Northern Luzon. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center, and […]

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Signal No. 2 raised over portions of Cagayan, Isabela as “Goring” continues to rapidly intensify

(Eagle News)–Signal No. 2 is up over two areas as “Goring” continued to rapidly intensify over the sea east of Babuyan Islands. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the following areas are under the tropical cyclone wind signal: Extreme northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana, Gonzaga) Extreme northeastern portion of Isabela (Divilacan, Palanan, Maconacon) Meanwhile, the following areas are under Signal No. 1: Batanes Babuyan Islands the eastern portion of mainland […]

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Several areas still under Signal No. 1 as “Goring” continues to intensify

(Eagle News) — Several areas remain under Signal No. 1 as “Goring” continues to intensify while moving south southwestward. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the following are still under the tropical cyclone wind signal: Batanes the eastern portion of Babuyan Islands (Babuyan Island, Camiguin Island) the eastern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana, Gonzaga, Lal-Lo, Gattaran, Baggao, Peñablanca, Santa Teresita, Buguey, Camalaniugan, Aparri) the eastern portion of Isabela (Maconacon, Divilacan, Palanan, […]

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“Goring” maintains its strength as it traverses the PHL Sea

(Eagle News) — “Goring” has maintained its strength as it traverses the Philippine Sea, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said the center of the tropical depression was estimated 355 km east northeast of Calayan, Cagayan or 300 km east of Basco, Batanes. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kph near the center and a gustiness of up to 70 kph, moving north northwestward at 15 kph. According to […]

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PAGASA: Cloudy skies, rain showers expected in parts of the PHL

(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rain showers are expected in parts of the country on Wednesday, Aug. 23. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley and Cordillera Administrative Region, in particular, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. PAGASA said these were due to the trough of a low pressure area, which is located 445 km east of Aparri, Cagayan. Flooding or landslides due to moderate with […]

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Cloudy skies, rain showers and thunderstorms expected in parts of the PHL

(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies with rain showers and thunderstorms are expected in parts of the Philippines. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said, Western Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Palawan, Basilan, Tawi-Tawi, and Sulu, in particular, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. PAGASA said these were due to the southwest monsoon affecting western sections of southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Flooding or landslides due to moderate with at times heavy rains are […]

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