Bagyong Mario News Update September 18, 2014

Bagyong MARIO news update as of 4:00 am today  September 15, 2014. Tropical Storm MARIO is beginning it's ascend into PAR(Philippine Area of Responsibility according to the reports of the weather bureau PAGASA.

At 4:00 am today, Tropical Storm "MARIO" was estimated based on all available data at 460 km East of Catarman, Northern Samar (12.9ºN, 129.1ºE) with maximum sustained winds of 65 kph and gustiness of up to 80 kph. it is forecast to move west northwest at 28 kph.

Bicol Region and Eastern Visayas will experience moderate to heavy rains and thunderstorms which may trigger flashfloods and landslides. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon, the rest of Visayas and the regions of Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao and Caraga will have cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and thunderstorms. The rest of Mindanao will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.

Moderate to strong winds blowing from the northeast to northwest will prevail over Luzon and coming from the northwest to southwest over Visayas and the eastern section of Mindanao. The coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to rough. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the northwest to southwest with slight to moderate seas.

News is issued by PAGASA at 4:00 a.m., 18 September 2014 Valid beginning: 4:00 a.m. today until 4:00 a.m. tomorrow September 19,2014.

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source: PAGASA

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