To: 639163047000 Type: Auto bId: rId: ID: 43813 [WEATHER UPDATE] Issued at 4:00 AM, 16 November 2024 SYNOPSIS: At 3:00 AM today, the center of Tropical Storm "OFEL" {USAGI} was estimated based on all available data at 230 km Northwest of Itbayat, Batanes (22.1°N, 120.1°E) with maximum sustained winds of 75 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 90 km/h. It is moving North Northeastward slowly. Meanwhile, the center of the eye of Typhoon "PEPITO" {MAN-YI} was estimated based on all available data at 250 km East Northeast of Borongan City, Eastern Samar (12.1°N, 127.7°E) with maximum sustained winds of 175 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 215 km/h. It is moving West Northwestward at 25 km/h. Forecast Weather Condition Bicol Region, Samar, Northern Samar, and Eastern Samar: Stormy, TY Pepito, Possible flash floods or landslides due to heavy to intense with at time torrential rains. Moderate to significant threat to lives and properties due to strong winds. Metro Manila, CALABARZON, Marinduque, and Romblon: Rains with gusty winds, TY Pepito Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to heavy with at times intense rains. Minimal to minor threat to lives and properties due to strong winds., Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Pampanga, Bulacan, and the rest of Visayas: Cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms Trough of TY Pepito, Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains., Batanes and Babuyan Islands: Cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms, TS Ofel, 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, Localized Thunderstorms Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms.,