PAGASA - Weather Forecast as of September 12, 2012

Synopsis:

At 4:00 a.m. today, Tropical Storm "KAREN" was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 660 km East of Borongan, Eastern Samar (12.0°N, 132.4°E) with maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph. It is forecast to move North Northwest at 15 kph. Meanwhile, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated at 240 km West of Zambales (15.0°N, 117.5°E). 

Forecast:

Metro Manila will be partly cloudy to cloudy with light to moderate rains and thunderstorms. Light to moderate winds blowing from the Southwest and Manila Bay will be slight to moderate.


Occasional moderate to heavy rains will be experienced over Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga and Caraga Regions which may trigger flashfloods and landslides. The rest of the country will have scattered light to moderate rains.

Moderate to strong winds blowing from the Southwest to west will prevail over Visayas and Mindanao with moderate to rough seas. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the Southwest to South and the coastal waters along these areas will be slight to moderate.
(in Filipino)