Final Maring Update: TRAMI (MARING) has intensified into a Typhoon as it quickly moved out of the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) after passing Miyako Islands early this morning. This typhoon will continue to induce the Southwest Monsoon (Hanging Habagat) - bringing cloudy and windy conditions with "on-and-off" slight to moderate to sometimes heavy rains across the western sections of Luzon and Visayas...becoming more frequent along Occidental Mindoro, the National Capital Region (Metro Manila), Bataan, Zambales, Cordillera Administrative Region, Central Luzon and Ilocos Region today. Flash floods and landslides are likely in hazard-prone areas especially along river banks and mountain slopes. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm (TS) PEWA (01C) has maintained its strength while moving rapidly across the open seas of the Western Pacific Ocean. Latest dynamic forecast models continues to show the system moving generally northwestward for the next 2 days. Its center was located about 605 km east-southeast of Wake Island or 5,125 km east-northeast of the Philippines (18.5N Lat 172.3E Lon)...with maximum winds of 85 km/hr near the center...moving NW @ 28 kph. This storm is too far away to affect any part of the Philippines.
Posted on: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 03:34:53 +0000
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