Isolated rains forecast over Metro Manila, parts of the country as Kristine moves northwestward

Typhoon Kristine will not affect any part of the country on Saturday, PAGASA reported in its early morning forecast.

However, Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to localized thunderstorms with the possibility that flash floods or landslides will occur during severe thunderstorms.

The eye of Typhoon Kristine, as of 3 a.m. on Saturday, was located at 1,135 kilometers east northeast of extreme northern Luzon with maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 240 kph and moving northwestward at 20 kph.

The wind speed forecast for the northern and eastern section of northern Luzon is moderate to strong and moving in the north to northwest direction while coastal waters will be moderate to rough.

In the Visayas and the rest of Luzon, wind speed is light to moderate moving in the northwest to southwest direction as coastal waters remain slight to moderate.

In Mindanao, the wind speed will be light to moderate and moving in the south to southwest direction as coastal waters remain slight to moderate.

The sun will rise at about 5:44 a.m. and set by 6:05 p.m. -- BAP, GMA News