Department of Science and Technology
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and
Astronomical Services Administration
Gale Warning
Gale Warning # 23
Issued at: 5:00 AM today, 12 November 2019

Strong to gale force winds associated with the northeast monsoon

Strong to gale force winds are expected to affect the following areas:
Seaboard Weather Wind Force (kph/knots) Sea Condition Wave Height (meters)
The seaboards of northern luzon (Batanes, Calayan, Babuyan, Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, And Isabela ) Cloudy skies with light rains 45 - 63 / 24 -34 Rough to very rough 2.8 - 4.5
The eastern seaboard of central luzon (Aurora) Cloudy skies with light rains 45 - 63 / 24 -34 Rough to very rough 2.8 - 4.5
The eastern seaboards of southern luzon and of visayas (Camarines Provinces, Catanduanes, Eastern Coast Of Albay, Eastern Coast Of Sorsogon, Eastern Coast Of Quezon Including Polilio Island, And Samar Provinces) Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms 45 - 63 / 24 -34 Rough to very rough 2.8 - 4.5

Fishing boats and other small seacraft are advised not to venture out into the sea while larger sea vessels are alerted against big waves.

The next update will be issued at 5:00 pm today.

Gale Warning in PDF File

Gale Warning Archive
Area Synopsis and 24-Hour Shipping Forecast
RPMM 111800
AREA SYNOPSIS AND 24-HOUR SHIPPING FORECAST
BEGINNING 120000
November 2019
Synopsis

SYNOPSIS: AT 1800 UTC A LOW PRESSURE AREA LPA WAS ESTIMATED IN THE VICINITY OF ONE TWO POINT EIGHT NORTH ONE THREE THREE POINT TWO EAST X STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTHEAST MONSOON PREVAILING OVER SHIPPING AREA NORTH OF ONE EIGHT NORTH X SCARBOROUGH X CENTRAL PHILIPPINE BECOMING MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHWESTERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDFLOW PREVAILING OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA PD

Shipping Zones Weather Condition Wind direction and Speed Wave Height
(meters)		 Sea Condition
BASHI PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH ISOLATED LIGHT RAINS NORTHEASTERLY FROM 12 UP TO 17 MPS (24 - 34 KT) 2.8 - 4.5 ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH
BALINTANG PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH ISOLATED LIGHT RAINS NORTHEASTERLY FROM 12 UP TO 17 MPS (24 - 34 KT) 2.8 - 4.5 ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH
NORTH PHILIPPINE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH ISOLATED LIGHT RAINS NORTHEASTERLY FROM 12 UP TO 17 MPS (24 - 34 KT) 2.8 - 4.5 ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH
CENTRAL PHILIPPINE AREA WEST OF ONE THREE ZERO EAST CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NORTHEASTERLY BACKING TO NORTHWESTERLY FROM 12 UP TO 17 MPS (24 - 34 KT) 2.8 - 4.5 ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH
REST OF CENTRAL PHILIPPINE CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SOUTHWESTERLY BACKING TO SOUTHEASTERLY FROM 12 UP TO 17 MPS (24 - 34 KT) 2.8 - 4.5 ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH
SOUTH PHILIPPINE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NORTHWESTERLY BACKING TO SOUTHWESTERLY FROM 8 UP TO 12 MPS (16 - 24 KT) 1.2 - 2.8 MODERATE TO ROUGH
RYUKYU PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH ISOLATED LIGHT RAINS NORTHEASTERLY FROM 12 UP TO 17 MPS (24 - 34 KT) 2.8 - 4.5 ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH
EAST TAIWAN PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH ISOLATED LIGHT RAINS NORTHEASTERLY FROM 12 UP TO 17 MPS (24 - 34 KT) 2.8 - 4.5 ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH
SCARBOROUGH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH ISOLATED LIGHT RAINS NORTHEASTERLY FROM 12 UP TO 17 MPS (24 - 34 KT) 2.8 - 4.5 ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH
MINDORO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH ISOLATED RAINSHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS NORTHEASTERLY TO EASTERLY FROM 8 UP 12 MPS (16 - 24 KT) 1.2 - 2.8 MODERATE TO ROUGH
PALAWAN PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH ISOLATED RAINSHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS SOUTHWESTERLY BACKING TO SOUTHEASTERLY FROM 4 UP TO 10 MPS (8 - 20 KT) 0.6 - 2.1 SLIGHT TO MODERATE
SULU MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NORTHEASTERLY BACKING TO NORTHWESTERLY FROM 4 UP TO 10 MPS (8 - 20 KT) 0.6 - 2.1 SLIGHT TO MODERATE
INLAND CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NORTHEASTERLY BACKING TO NORTHWESTERLY FROM 4 UP TO 10 MPS (8 - 20 KT) 0.6 - 2.1 SLIGHT TO MODERATE
MINDANAO CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NORTHEASTERLY BACKING TO NORTHWESTERLY FROM 4 UP TO 10 MPS (8 - 20 KT) 0.6 - 2.1 SLIGHT TO MODERATE
MORO CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NORTHEASTERLY BACKING TO NORTHWESTERLY FROM 4 UP TO 10 MPS (8 - 20 KT) 0.6 - 2.1 SLIGHT TO MODERATE

Area Synopsis and 24-Hour Shipping Forecast in PDF