PAGASA - Weather Forecast August 23, 2012

Synopsis:

At 4:00 a.m. today, the eye of Typhoon "IGME" was located at 270 km North Northeast of Basco, Batanes (22.6°N 123.7°E) with maximum sustained winds of 130 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 160 kph. It is forecast to move West slowly. Meanwhile, another Typhoon with international name "Bolaven" was located at 1,360 km east of Extreme Northern Luzon (19.5°N 136.5°E).

Forecast:

Batanes Group of Islands will experience rains with gusty winds and its coastal waters will be rough to very rough. The rest of the country will have mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. 

Moderate to strong winds blowing from the West to Southwest will prevail over the rest of Extreme Northern Luzon and coming from the Southwest over the rest of the country. The coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to rough.