Batanes and Babuyan group of islands may have partly cloudy to cloudy conditions with isolated light rains due to a fresh surge of the northeast monsoon or "amihan," said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration on Monday afternoon, Nov. 8.
PAGASA senior weather specialist Chris Perez said a gale warning is also currently in effect due to strong to gale-force winds associated with the northeast monsoon, causing rough to very rough seas over the northern and western seaboards of northern Luzon.
Under these conditions, fishing boats and other small seacrafts should not venture out into the sea while larger sea vessels should watch out for big waves, PAGASA said.
Meanwhile, Metro Manila and the rest of the country will continue to have generally fair weather conditions due to the warm easterly winds but the possibility of isolated rain showers due to localized thunderstorms may also occur in the next 24 hours.
The public should remain alert against possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms.
Perez also noted that there is a slim chance of tropical cyclone development inside the country's area of responsibility within the next two to three days.
PAGASA has estimated that two or three tropical cyclones may enter or affect the country in November.