WILMA WEAKENS INTO A LOW PRESSURE AREA.

• HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND AREAS
• Heavy Rainfall Outlook
• Refer to Weather Advisory No. 16 issued at 11:00 AM today for the heavy rainfall outlook due to the Low Pressure Area and Shear Line.
• Severe Winds
• The Northeast Monsoon will bring strong to gale-force gusts over the following areas (especially in coastal and upland areas exposed to winds):
• Today: Most of Luzon, Visayas, and Zamboanga Peninsula
• Tomorrow (08 December): Most of Luzon
• Tuesday (09 December): Most of Luzon
• HAZARDS AFFECTING COASTAL WATERS
• Gale Warning is in effect over the northern and eastern seaboards of Luzon. Refer to Gale Warning No. 10 issued at 5:00 AM today.
• 24-Hour Sea Condition Outlook
• Up to very rough seas over the following coastal waters:
• Up to 5.0 m: The seaboards of mainland Cagayan, Isabela, and Aurora; the northern and eastern seaboards of Polillo Islands, and Camarines Norte.
• Up to 4.5 m: The eastern seaboards of Batanes and Babuyan Islands, and northern mainland Quezon; the northern and eastern seaboards of Catanduanes; the northern seaboard of Camarines Sur.
• Sea travel is risky for all types or tonnage of vessels. All mariners must remain in port or, if underway, seek shelter or safe harbor as soon as possible until winds and waves subside.
• Up to rough seas over the following coastal waters:
• Up to 4.0 m: The remaining seaboards of Batanes and Babuyan Islands; the seaboards of Ilocos Norte.
• Up to 3.5 m: The eastern seaboards of Albay, and Sorsogon; the seaboard of Northern Samar.
• Up to 3.0 m: The seaboards of Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Kalayaan Islands; the western seaboard of Pangasinan; the eastern seaboard of Eastern Samar
• Mariners of small seacrafts, including all types of motorbancas, are advised not to venture out to sea under these conditions, especially if inexperienced of operating ill-equipped vessels.
• Up to moderate to rough seas over the following coastal waters:
• Up to 2.5 m: The remaining seaboards of Pangansinan; the seaboard of Cagayancillo Islands; the eastern seaboards of Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Sur, and Davao Oriental.
• Up to 2.0 m: The western seaboards of Bataan, Batangas, Lubang Islands, Palawan, and Antique; the remaining seaboards of Quezon and Camarines Sur; the seaboards of Zambales, Romblon, Marinduque, and Cuyo Islands; the southern seaboards of Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro; the northwestern seaboard of Masbate including Burias Islands; the northern seaboard of Zamboanga del Norte.
• Mariners of motorbancas and similarly sized vessels are advised to take precautionary measures while venturing out to sea and, if possible, avoid navigation under these conditions.
• TRACK AND INTENSITY OUTLOOK
• Due to unfavorable conditions, WILMA weakened into a Low Pressure Area (LPA) at 8:00 AM today. This LPA will continue moving generally westward or may move west southwestward traversing the area of Southern Luzon and Visayas today through tomorrow. Once over the West Philippine Sea, re-development into tropical depression is not ruled out.