Daily Weather Issued At: 5:00 a.m., 23 June 2011
Valid Beginning: 5:00 a.m. today until 5:00 a.m. tomorrowSynopsis:
At 4:00 am today, Tropical Storm "FALCON" was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 250 km Northeast of Virac, Catanduanes (15.1°N, 126.3°E) with maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph. It is forecast to move West Northwest at 19 kph.
Metro Manila: | 22°C to 30°C | Moderate to Strong: Southwest Manila Bay: Moderate to Rough |
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Forecast: The Provinces of Albay, Catanduanes, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Isabela and Cagayan including the Islands of Calayan, Babuyan and Batanes will have rains with gusty winds while the rest of the country will experience cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms becoming widespread rains over the rest of Eastern Luzon and Eastern Visayas which may trigger flashfloods and landslides.
Moderate to strong winds blowing from Southwest to Southeast will prevail over the rest Northern Luzon and coming from the Southwest to West over the rest of the country. The coastal waters throughout the archipelago will be moderate to rough.
Gale Warning No. 9For: Strong to gale force winds associated with Tropical Storm "EGAY" (HAIMA) and Tropical Storm "FALCON" (MEARI).
Issued at: 5:00 a.m. today, 23 June 2011.
Strong to gale force wind is expected to affect the Western seaboards of Luzon and Visayas and Eastern seaboards of the country.
SEABOARDS | WEATHER | WIND FORCE (KPH / KNOTS) | SEA CONDITION | WAVE HEIGHT (meters) |
THE EASTERN SEABOARDS OF LUZON, VISAYAS AND MINDANAO | CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS | (55 - 68) / (30 - 36) | ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH | 3.7 TO 5.5
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THE WESTERN SEABOARDS OF LUZON AND VISAYAS | MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS | (55 – 63) / (30 – 34) | ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH | 3.7 TO 4.5 |
Fishing boats and other small seacrafts are advised not to venture out into the sea while larger sea vessels are alerted against big waves.
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Tropical Cyclone Warning: Tropical Storm
"FALCON" (MEARI)Issued at: 5:00 a.m., Thursday, 23 June 2011
Tropical Storm "FALCON" has maintained its course as it continues to threaten Extreme Northern Luzon.
| Tropical Storm "FALCON" has maintained its course as it continues to threaten Extreme Northern Luzon. |
Location of Center:
(as of 4:00 a.m.) | 250 km Northeast of Virac, Catanduanes |
| Coordinates: | 15.1°N, 126.3°E |
| Strength: | Maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph |
| Movement: | West Northwest at 19 kph |
| Forecast Positions/Outlook: | Friday morning:
150 km East Northeast of Tuguegarao City
Saturday morning:
170 km North Northwest of Basco, Batanes
Sunday morning:
600 km North of Basco, Batanes or at
130 km North of Taiwan. |
| Areas having Public Storm Warning Signal |
PSWS | Luzon | Visayas | Mindanao |
#1
(Winds of 45-60 kph is expected within the next 36 hours) | Albay,
Catanduanes, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Isabela,
Cagayan including Calayan,
Babuyan Group of Islands,
Batanes Group of Islands. | None | None |
Residents in low lying and mountainous areas under signal # 1 are alerted against possible flashfloods and landslides.
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"FALCON" is expected to enhance the southwest monsoon and will bring rains over Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
Gale Warning is issued over the eastern seaboard of the country and the western seaboard of Luzon and of Visayas.
The public and the disaster coordinating councils concerned are advised to take appropriate actions and watch for the next bulletin to be issued at 11 AM today.
Astronomical Diary for June 2011
Astronomical Diary
June 2011Philippine nights are at their shortest and daytimes are at their longest around the Summer solstice, which falls on June 22 at 1:16 A.M. (Philippine Standard Time). This is the time when the Sun attains its greatest declination of +23.5 degrees and passes directly overhead at noon for all observers at latitude 23.5 degrees North, which is known as the Tropic of Cancer. This event marks the start of the apparent southward movement of the Sun in the ecliptic.
Stargazers will be having a nice time watching the night sky with the famous Summer Triangle of the stars Vega, Deneb and Altair of the constellations Lyra, Aquila and Cygnus, respectively, being well placed in the eastern horizon before midnight, as shown in
Figure 1. The bowls of the Big and Small Dipper in Ursa Major and Minor, respectively, stands high above the northern horizon with the body of the constellation Draco, the Dragon winding between them. The grouping of a horseshoe shape stars of the constellation Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown, lies on the north-south meridian with the head of Draco below it. The constellation of Scorpio is positioned above the east-south eastern horizon, while the constellations of Centaurus, the Centaur and Acrux, the Southern Cross is just above the south direction. (
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Reference:
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