PAGASA Releases Latest Weather Update for Friday (August 20)
The state weather bureau PAGASA reported that Tropical Depression Isang would exit PAR on weekend and fair weather is expected today.
On Friday (August 20, 2021), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration released the latest weather update in the country. Fair weather with rain showers are expected over parts of the country.
Tropical Depression Isang has been last located at 1,110 kilometers east of extreme Northern Luzon. It has maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 55 kph moving 20 kph at a northwest direction.
Isang is expected to leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Saturday evening or Sunday morning. The tropical cyclone is not expected to enhance the southwest monsoon and bring rains.
The easterlies would bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms over Bicol Region, Northern Samar, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque and Romblon.
It would also bring similar weather conditions over the provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Abra, Apayao, Kalinga, Benguet, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino and Aurora.
The entire Visayas, Occidental Mindoro, and Palawan including Kalayaan Islands will also experience the same weather condition. Metro Manila and the rest of the country would be also affected by the easterlies.
The weather system may also trigger possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms.
Meanwhile, the coastal water condition over the entire country would be slight to moderate. The weather agency also warned the public that sea travel remains risky due to the effect of Isang.
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