** WTPH RPLL 071800 ***
GAALE WARNING NO.13

STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTHEAST MONSOON

ISSUED AT 5:00AM TODAY, 08 FEBRUARY 2006

(VALID UNTIL THE NEXT WARNING TO BE ISSUED AT 5:00PM TODAY)


THE SURGE OF STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTHEAST MONSOON

IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN

SEABOARDS OF LUZON, THE EASTERN AND INLAND SEABOARDS OF VISAYAS

AND THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SEABOARDS OF MINDANAO.


THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SEABOARDS OF LUZON WILL EXPERIENCE

MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED RAINSHOWERS. WINDS OF 39 TO

65KPH (22 TO 35KNOTS) ARE EXPECTED AND SEA CONCITIONS WILL BE

ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH WITH WAVE HEIGHTS OF 2.5 TO 5.0 METERS.

MEANWHILE, THE EASTERN AND INLAND SEABOARDS OF VISAYAS AND THE

NORTHERN AND EASTERN SEABOARDS OF MINDANAO WILL BE MOSTLY

CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAINSHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

WINDS OF 32 TO 60KPH (18 TO 32KNOTS) ARE EXPECTED AND SEA

CONDITIONS WILL BE MODERATE TO ROUGH WITH WAVE HEIGHTS OF

1.6N TO 4.0 METERS.


FISHING BOATS AND OTHER SMALL SEACRAFTS ARE ADVISED NOT TO

VENTURE OUT INTO THE SEA WHILE BIGGER SEACRAFTS ARE ALERTED

AGAINST MODERATE TO HIGH WAVES.


WATCH FOR THE NEXT UPDATA TO BE ISSUED AT 5:00PM TODAY.