Tropical Cyclone Alert : Tropical Storm Pilandok (KROVANH)
PILANDOK INTENSIFIES INTO A TROPICAL STORM.
Location of eye/center : The center of Tropical Storm PILANDOK was estimated based on all available data at at 1,060 km East of Extreme Northern Luzon (22.0, 132.0).
Strength : Maximum winds of 65 kph near the centerand gustiness of up to 80 kph.
Forecast movement : Forecast to move Almost Stationary.
Forecast position :
Sep 01, 2026 08:00 PM - 1,115 km East of Extreme Northern Luzon
Sep 02, 2026 08:00 AM - 1,120 km East Northeast of Extreme Northern Luzon
Sep 02, 2026 08:00 PM - 1,060 km East Northeast of Extreme Northern Luzon
Sep 03, 2026 08:00 AM - 1,035 km Northeast of Extreme Northern Luzon (OUTSIDE PAR)
Sep 03, 2026 08:00 PM - 1,095 km Northeast of Extreme Northern Luzon (OUTSIDE PAR)
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND AREAS
Heavy Rainfall Outlook
Refer to Weather Advisory No. 39 issued at 11:00 AM today for the heavy rainfall outlook due to the Southwest Monsoon.
Severe Winds
The Southwest Monsoon will bring strong to gale-force gusts over the following areas (especially in coastal and upland areas exposed to winds):
Today until Thursday (03 September): Most of Luzon and Visayas, Zamboanga del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Oriental, Camiguin, Dinagat Islands, Davao Occidental, and Davao Oriental.
HAZARDS AFFECTING COASTAL WATERS
A Gale Warning is in effect over the northern and western seaboards of Northern Luzon. For more details, refer to Gale Warning No. 1 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 western seaboards of Batanes and Babuyan Islands; the seaboards of Ilocos Norte.
Up to 4.5 m: The seaboards of Ilocos Sur and northern La Union; the western seaboard of Pangasinan; the northern seaboard of Babuyan Islands; the remaining seaboard of Batanes.
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 seaboard of Zambales.
Up to 3.5 m: The western seaboards of Bataan and Lubang Islands.
Up to 3.0 m: The remaining seaboard of Babuyan Islands; the southern seaboard of Bataan; the western seaboards of Cavite, Batangas, northern Occidental Mindoro, and Calamian Islands; the northern and western seaboard of Kalayaan Islands; the remaining seaboard of Lubang Islands.
Mariners of small seacrafts, including all types of motorbancas, are advised not to venture out to sea under
these conditions, especially if inexperienced or operating ill-equipped vessels.
Up to moderate seas over the following coastal waters:
Up to 2.5 m: The seaboard of Isabela; western seaboard of northern Palawan; the eastern seaboard of Davao Oriental; the remaining seaboards of Kalayaan Islands, Pangasinan, and La Union; the northern seaboard of Calamian Islands; the remaining western seaboard of Occidental Mindoro.
Up to 2.0 m: The seaboards of Cagayan, northern Aurora, Romblon, Cuyo Islands, Antique, Surigao del Sur, and Davao Occidental; the western seaboard of Burias Island; the southern seaboards of Quezon, Marinduque, Iloilo, and Guimaras; the southwestern seaboard of Negros Occidental the remaining western seaboard of mainland Palawan; the remaining seaboards of Davao Oriental; the northern seaboard of Occidental Mindoro.
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.
Other coastal waters have forecast wave heights of less than 2.0 m.
TRACK AND INTENSITY OUTLOOK
It must be emphasized that heavy rainfall and severe winds may still be experienced in localities outside the landfall point and the forecast confidence cone. Refer to “Other Hazards affecting Land Areas” for more details. Furthermore, the track may still shift within the limit of the forecast confidence cone.
PILANDOK is forecast to slowly turn east northeastward then northward over the next 24 hours. Afterwards, it will move generally north northwestward for the remainder of the forecast period. It is forecast to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) by tomorrow (02 September) evening or Thursday (03 September) morning. This tropical cyclone is less likely to make landfall over the country and will remain far from the Philippine landmass.
PILANDOK is forecast to remain as a tropical storm as it moves towards southern Japan.
Varoitus voimassa ti klo 6:34 - ti klo 19:33
