The Northeast Monsoon, or Amihan, is affecting Northern Luzon, while easterlies are influencing the rest of the country, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Friday, November 6.
In its 4:00 a.m. weather bulletin, PAGASA said Eastern Visayas, Caraga, and Davao Oriental will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the easterlies.
Residents in these areas were advised to remain alert for possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to, at times, heavy rainfall.
Meanwhile, Ilocos Region, the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), and Cagayan Valley will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains due to the Northeast Monsoon, with no significant weather impact expected.
Metro Manila and the rest of the country will generally experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the easterlies.
PAGASA warned that severe thunderstorms may trigger flash floods or landslides in affected areas.
TROPICAL CYCLONE OUTSIDE PAR
As of 3:00 a.m. Friday, a tropical depression was being monitored outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).
The weather disturbance was located 3,145 kilometers east of Central Luzon, with maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 55 kph.
It was moving westward at 30 kph.
WIND AND COASTAL CONDITIONS
PAGASA also forecast light to moderate winds and slight to moderate coastal waters across most parts of the country.
Extreme Northern Luzon will experience moderate winds blowing from the northeast to east, with coastal waters reaching 1.2 to 2.5 meters.
The rest of Luzon will have light to moderate northeast to east winds, while Visayas and Mindanao will experience light to moderate northeasterly winds.
Coastal waters in the rest of Luzon are expected to range from 0.6 to 2.5 meters, while those in Visayas and Mindanao may reach 0.6 to 2.1 meters.
The public, particularly those in areas prone to flooding and landslides, was advised to continue monitoring PAGASA's latest weather updates.
