To: 09163047000 Type: Auto bId: rId: ID: 15894 [WEATHER UPDATE] Issued at 4:00 AM, 24 August 2022 SYNOPSIS: At 3:00 AM today, the center of Severe Tropical Storm "FLORITA" {MA-ON} was estimated based on all available data at 245 km West Northwest of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte or 310 km West of Calayan, Cagayan (19.2°N, 118.5°E) with maximum sustained winds of 95 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 115 km/h. It is moving West Northwestward at 30 km/h. Forecast Weather Condition Ilocos Region and Cordillera Administrative Region: Rains with Gusty winds, STS FLORITA, Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains. Very light to light damage to structures and vegetation possible due to moderate to strong winds Bataan, Zambales, Oriental Mindoro and Occidental Mindoro: Cloudy skies with scattered to widespread rains and thunderstorm, Southwest Monsoon Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains, Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon: Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorm Southwest Monsoon, Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains, The rest of the country: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms, Southwest Monsoon / Localized Thunderstorms, Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms -SENT via HANDA