Department of Science and Technology
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and
Astronomical Services Administration
Gale Warning
Gale Warning # 23
Issued at: 5:00 AM today, 22 January 2022

Strong to gale-force winds associated with the surge of 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 northern and eastern seaboards of northern luzon, and the eastern seaboard of central luzon (The Northern Coast Of Ilocos Norte, Batanes, Cagayan Including Babuyan Island, Isabela, And The Coast Of Northern Aurora {casiguran}) Cloudy skies with rains (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.

Unless an intermediate warning is released, 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 211800
AREA SYNOPSIS AND 24-HOUR SHIPPING FORECAST
BEGINNING 220000
January 2022
Synopsis

SYNOPSIS: TROUGH OF A LOW PRESSURE AREA EXTENDING OVER SOUTH PHILIPPINE AREA SOUTH OF ZERO EIGHT NORTH X STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHEASTERLY TO EASTERLY SURFACE WINDFLOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTING BASHI X BALINTANG X NORTH PHILIPPINE AREA SOUTH OF TWO TWO NORTH X CENTRAL PHILIPPINE BOUNDED BY AREA NORTH OF ONE SIX NORTH AREA EAST OF ONE TWO EIGHT EAST X MODERATE TO STRONG EASTERLIES TO NORTHEASTERLIES AFFECTING MOST OF THE REMAINING FORECAST AREAS PD

Shipping Zones Weather Condition Wind direction and Speed Wave Height
(meters)		 Sea Condition
EAST TAIWAN CLOUDY SKIES WITH RAINS SOUTHEASTERLY FROM 10 UP TO 16 MPS ( 20- 32KT ) 2.1 - 4.0 MODERATE TO ROUGH
RYUKYU CLOUDY SKIES WITH RAINS EASTERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY FROM 9 UP TO 16 MPS ( 18- 32KT ) 1.5 - 4.0 MODERATE TO ROUGH
BASHI CLOUDY SKIES WITH RAINS EASTERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY FROM 10 UP TO 17 MPS ( 20- 34KT ) 2.1 - 4.5 MODERATE TO VERY ROUGH
BALINTANG CLOUDY SKIES WITH RAINS EASTERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY FROM 10 UP TO 17 MPS ( 20- 34KT ) 2.1 - 4.5 MODERATE TO VERY ROUGH
NORTH PHILIPPINE CLOUDY SKIES WITH LIGHT RAINS NORTHEASTERLY TO EASTERLY FROM 9 UP TO 17 MPS ( 18- 34KT ) 1.5 - 4.5 MODERATE TO VERY ROUGH
SCARBOROUGH PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES WITH ISOLATED LIGHT RAINS EASTERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY FROM 8 UP TO 16 MPS ( 16- 32KT ) 1.2 - 4.0 MODERATE TO ROUGH
MINDORO PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES WITH ISOLATED RAINSHOWERS EASTERLY FROM 8 UP TO 12 MPS ( 16- 24KT ) 1.2 - 2.8 MODERATE TO ROUGH
INLAND PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES WITH ISOLATED RAINSHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS EASTERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY FROM 4 UP TO 10 MPS ( 8- 20KT ) 0.6 - 2.1 SLIGHT TO MODERATE
REST OF CENTRAL PHILIPPINE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED RAINS OR THUNDERSTORMS NORTHEASTERLY TO EASTERLY FROM 10 UP TO 17 MPS ( 20- 34KT ) 2.1 - 4.5 MODERATE TO VERY ROUGH
CENTRAL PHILIPPINE AREA SOUTH OF ONE THREE NORTH CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NORTHEASTERLY TO EASTERLY FROM 10 UP TO 17 MPS ( 20- 34KT ) 2.1 - 4.5 MODERATE TO VERY ROUGH
PALAWAN PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES WITH ISOLATED RAINSHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS EASTERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY FROM 8 UP TO 11 MPS ( 16- 22KT ) 1.2 - 2.5 MODERATE
SULU PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES WITH ISOLATED RAINSHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS NORTHEASTERLY TO EASTERLY FROM 8 UP TO 12 MPS ( 16- 24KT ) 1.2 - 2.8 MODERATE TO ROUGH
MINDANAO PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES WITH ISOLATED RAINSHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS NORTHEASTERLY FROM 8 UP TO 11 MPS ( 16- 22KT ) 1.2 - 2.5 MODERATE
MORO PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES WITH ISOLATED RAINSHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS NORTHEASTERLY BACKING TO NORTHWESTERLY FROM 4 UP TO 9 MPS ( 8- 18KT ) 0.6 - 1.5 SLIGHT TO MODERATE
SOUTH PHILIPPINE CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NORTHEASTERLY BACKING TO NORTHWESTERLY FROM 9 UP TO 17 MPS ( 18- 34KT ) 1.5 - 4.5 MODERATE TO VERY ROUGH

Area Synopsis and 24-Hour Shipping Forecast in PDF