MANILA, Philippines — Most of the country’s seaboards are under a gale warning on Sunday, Christmas Day, due to the strong northeast monsoon, locally known as amihan.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) raised a gale warning in the following coastal waters:
- Batanes
- Babuyan island
- Cagayan
- Isabela
- Aurora
- Quezon
- Polillo Islands
- Camarines Norte
- Camarines Sur
- Catanduanes
- Masbate
- Burias Island
- Albay
- Sorsogon
- Romblon
- Marinduque
- Ilocos Provinces
- La Union
- Pangasinan
- Zambales
- Batangas
- Mindoro Provinces
- Lubang Island
- Palawan, including Calamian, Cuyo, and Kalayaan Islands)
- Northern Samar
- Eastern Samar
- Samar
- Leyte
- Negros Provinces
- Guimaras
- Iloilo
- Capiz
- Antique
- Aklan
- Bohol
- Cebu
- Dinagat Islands
- Siargao Islands
- Bucas Grande Islands
- Surigao del Sur
The public is warned against venturing out at sea at these seaboards to ensure their safety.
“Ang mga baybaying dagat sa mga nabanggit na lugar ay magiging maalon hanggang sa napakaalon. Kaya paalala po sa ating mga kababayan na huwag munang pumalaot sa mga lugar na ito para sa ating kaligtasan,” Pagasa weather specialist Aldczar Aurelio said.
(The coastal waters of the mentioned areas will be moderate to rough. So, a reminder to our fellow Filipinos to not set sail to be safe.)
Rainy Christmas
Additionally, the state weather bureau said the Philippines will have a rainy Christmas Day because of the shear line and the northeast monsoon.
READ: Rainy weather to continue on Christmas Day — Pagasa
The northeast monsoon is seen to bring overcast skies with rains over Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Aurora, Quezon, and Bicol while the shear line is anticipated to cause cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over Palawan, Visayas, Caraga, Northern Mindanao, and Zamboanga Peninsula.
Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon and Mindanao, on the other hand, will have fair weather, Pagasa said.
It also said it is not monitoring any low pressure area in the Philippine area of responsibility.
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