MTSAT ENHANCED-IR Satellite Image 11:32 a.m., 28 December 2013
MANILA, Philippines — No storm is expected in the country for the rest of December but the surge of the northeast monsoon – cold winds from Siberia – poses a danger to fishing boats and small vessels off the coast of Luzon, the state weather bureau said Saturday.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration issued an advisory cautioning fisher folks to be watchful of big waves off the coasts of Northern and Central Luzon and the western and eastern seaboards of Southern Luzon.
“Fishing boats and other small seacraft are advised not to venture out into the sea while larger sea vessels are alerted to big waves,” it said.
Waves between 3.4 and 4.5 meters high are expected in those areas, Pagasa said.
The strong winds are associated with the surge of the northeast monsoon (locally known as “hanging amihan”), which continues to affect Northern and Central Luzon.
According to Pagasa’s 24-hour outlook, Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan), Bicol, and Eastern and Western Visayas will have cloudy skies with light to moderate rain showers and thunderstorms.
The regions of Central Luzon, Cagayan Valley, Ilocos and Cordillera will experience cloudy skies with light rains, while Metro Manila and the rest of the Southern Tagalog region will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated light rains.
“The rest of the country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms,” Pagasa said.
Moderate to strong winds blowing from the northeast will prevail over Luzon and Eastern Visayas and the coastal waters in these areas will be moderate to rough.
In Mindanao, winds will be light to moderate coming from the northeast with slight to moderate seas, it said.
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