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Weather Today – October 19, 2017 #PAOLOPH

Typhoon “Paolo”, the second Tropical Cyclone for the month of October, was last located at 895 kilometers (km) east of Daet, Camarines Norte. It has maintained its maximum winds of 120 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 145 kph. Moving north-northwest at 15 kph, the possibility for it to hit the landmass remains slim. PAGASA said if it maintains current speed and direction, it may exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Sunday.

Meanwhile, a Low Pressure Area (LPA) was last spotted at 185 km west of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. In an interview with Panahon TV, PAGASA Weather Forecaster Robert “Obet” Badrina said this LPA may develop into a Tropical Cyclone. Once it intensifies into a Tropical Depression, it may combine with the clouds or rain bands of Typhoon Paolo.

The outer rain bands of the typhoon will continue to drench Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula and ARMM. Scattered rains and thunderstorms are also possible in Bicol Region, the rest of Mindanao, provinces of Mindoro, Marinduque and Romblon.

The LPA will also dump rains in the province of Palawan. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms.

Due to the strong to gale force winds associated with the typhoon and LPA, rough to very rough sea condition is expected in the eastern seaboard of Visayas and Mindanao, as well as the eastern and western seaboards of Southern Luzon. These include areas of Eastern Samar; the eastern sections of Northern Samar, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Davao Occidental, Camarines provinces, Catanduanes; and the eastern coasts of Albay, Sorsogon and Palawan. Wave height may reach up to 3.4 to 4.5 meters, making sea travel risky for fishing boats and other small seacraft