24-HOUR SHIPPING FORECAST

MAY 2013

RPMM 181800
AREA SYNOPSIS AND 24-HR SHIPPING FORECAST
VALID BEGINNING 190000
SYNOPSIS:

TAIL-END OF A COLD FRONT AFFECTING CENTRAL PHILIPPINE AREA NORTH OF ONE SIX NORTH X MODERATE TO OCASSIONALLY STRONG WESTERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDFLOW PREVAILING OVER THE SHIPPING AREAS NORTH OF ONE NINE NORTH BECOMING LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLIES TO SOUTHEASTERLIES OVER THE MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA PD
FORECAST:

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Delineation of Shipping Areas NORTH PHILIPPINE AREA SOUTH OF TWO TWO NORTH X CENTRAL PHILIPPINE AREA NORTH OF ONE SIX NORTH X CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS X WINDS SOUTHWESTERLY FROM ZERO EIGHT UP TO ONE THREE METERS PER SECOND X SEA MODERATE TO ROUGH SOUTHWEST X

BASHI X BALINTANG X SCARBOROUGH X MINDORO AREA NORTH OF ONE FOUR NORTH X PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH ISOLATED RAINSHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS X WINDS SOUTHWESTERLY FROM ZERO EIGHT UP TO ONE THREE METERS PER SECOND X SEA MODERATE TO OCASSIONALLY ROUGH SOUTHWEST X

SOUTH PHILIPPINE X MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS X WINDS SOUTHEASTERLY FROM ZERO FOUR UP TO ONE ZERO METERS PER SECOND X SEA SLIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST X

EAST TAIWAN X RYUKYU X REST OF NORTH PHILIPPINE X PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES WITH ISOLATED RAINSHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS X WINDS SOUTHWESTERLY FROM ZERO EIGHT UP TO ONE THREE METERS PER SECOND X SEA MODERATE TO OCASSIONALLY ROUGH SOUTHWEST X

INLAND X REST OF CENTRAL PHILIPPINE X REST OF MINDORO X PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES WITH ISOLATED RAINSHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS X WINDS SOUTHEASTERLY VEERING TO SOUTHWESTERLY FROM ZERO FOUR UP TO ONE ZERO METERS PER SECOND X SEA SLIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST X

PALAWAN X SULU X PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES WITH ISOLATED RAINSHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS X WINDS SOUTHEASTERLY TO SOUTHERLY FROM ZERO FOUR UP TO ONE ZERO METERS PER SECOND X SEA SLIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH X

MINDANAO X MORO X PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES WITH ISOLATED RAINSHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS X WINDS SOUTHEASTERLY FROM ZERO FOUR UP TO ONE ZERO METERS PER SECOND X SEA SLIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST X