Synopsis:
At 4:00
p.m. today, Tropical Storm "LAWIN" (JELAWAT) was estimated
based on satellite and surface data at 405 km East of Borongan, Eastern Samar
(12.0°N, 129.6°E) with maximum sustained winds of 105 kph near the center and
gustiness of up to 135 kph. It is forecast to move north northwest slowly.
Forecast:
Eastern Samar will
experience stormy weather with rough to very rough seas. Sorsogon, Leyte
province and the rest of Samar province will have rains and gusty winds.
MIMAROPA, CALABARZON, Mindanao and the rest of Bicol region and of Visayas will
have cloudy skies with occasional moderate to heavy rains. Metro Manila and the
rest of the country will be partly cloudy with brief rainshowers and
thunderstorms.