Fabian outside PAR, habagat continues to bring rain to many parts of the country

Several areas in Luzon are to expect monsoon rains brought about by the southwest monsoon or habagat, which will continue to affect the country on Saturday as Typhoon Fabian exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), PAGASA reported in its early morning forecast.

As of 3 a.m., Typhoon Fabian is outside PAR 630 kilometers north northeast of Itbayat, Batanes with maximum sustained winds of 140 kilometers per hour near the center, gustiness of up to 170 kph and moving northward at 15 kph.

Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, Abra, Benguet, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, and Northern Palawan including Calamian Islands will experience monsoon rains brought about by the southwest monsoon.

Flash floods or landslides, the weather bureau said, may occur in these areas due to scattered to widespread moderate to at times heavy rains.

Western Visayas and the rest of Luzon will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms also due to the southwest monsoon with possible flash floods or landslides during moderate to at times heavy rains.

The rest of country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to the southwest monsoon with possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms.

The wind speed forecast for Luzon, Visayas, and the eastern seaboard of Mindanao is moderate to strong moving southwestward while coastal waters will be moderate to strong.

The rest of Mindanao will have light to moderate wind speed moving southwestward while coastal waters will remain slight to moderate.

Meanwhile, PAGASA is also monitoring Tropical Storm Nepartak located 2,855 kilometers east northeast of extreme northern Luzon with maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness up to 90 kph and moving north northeastward at 15 kph.

The sun will rise by 5:37 a.m. and set by 6:28 p.m. -- BAP, GMA News