SCATTERED SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM STILL EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE COUNTRY

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NO TROPICAL DISTURBANCE EXISTING AS OF THE MOMENT

SYNOPSIS: FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER LUZON, EASTERLY WAVE OVER VISAYAS AND MINDANAO.

Most of the country expected to have cloudy to overcast skies with possible scattered light to moderate rain becoming almost heavy with possible thunderstorm over Bicol region as frontal system and easterly wave continues to prevail.

Winds will be 46-63kph from NE over Northern Luzon becoming 19-28kph E-SE elsewhere.

High (1036mb) over China pushes the said frontal system more equatorward that affect most of Luzon. However it seems that its slowly weakening but shower still expected most of the day today

AREAS MOSTLY PRECIPITATED BASED ON 3BR2RT TRMM IN THE PHILIPPINES

1 DAY
41.00 mm TACLOBAN/LEYTE ISL 11.25 125.00

55.00 mm TANAY 14.50 121.35

57.00 mm BISLIG/MINDANAO ISL 8.22 126.32

57.00 mm HINATUAN/MINDANAO 8.37 126.33

59.00 mm MAASIN/LEYTE ISLAND 10.13 124.83

61.00 mm CALBAYOG/SAMAR ISL 12.07 124.55

61.00 mm CATARMAN/SAMAR ISL 12.48 124.63

70.00 mm TANDAG/MINDANAO ISL 9.07 126.17

75.00 mm CATBALOGAN/SAMAR IL 11.78 124.88

218.00 mm BUTUAN/MINDANAO ISL 8.93 125.52

3 DAYS
226.00 mm BUTUAN/MINDANAO ISL 8.93 125.52

7 DAYS

224.61 mm BUTUAN/MINDANAO ISL 8.93 125.52