PAGASA - Weather Forecast August 22, 2012

Synopsis:

At 4:00 a.m. today, the eye of Typhoon "IGME" was located at 320 km Northeast of Basco, Batanes (22.3°N 124.8°E) with maximum sustained winds of 140 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 170 kph. It is moving West Northwest slowly. Meanwhile, another typhoon with international name "Bolaven" was located at 1,600 km East of Extreme Northern Luzon (19.1°N 139.5°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 Northern Luzon, the Western sections of Central and Southern Luzon and Panay island will be mostly cloudy with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. The rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.

Moderate to strong winds blowing from the northwest to west 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.