03/09/2026
TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN NR. 17F
Tropical Storm (KROVANH)
Issued at 11:00 AM, 03 September 2026
PILANDOK HAS EXITED THE PHILIPPINE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY
• Location of Center (10:00 AM)
The center of Tropical Storm PILANDOK was estimated based on all available data at 1,050 km Northeast of Extreme Northern Luzon (26.8°N, 129.8°E) (OUTSIDE PAR).
• Intensity
Maximum sustained winds of 75 km/h near the center, gustiness of up to 90 km/h, and central pressure of 992 hPa
• Present Movement
Northward at 30 km/h
• Extent of Tropical Cyclone Winds
Strong to gale-force winds extend outwards up to 600 km from the center
TROPICAL CYCLONE WIND SIGNALS (TCWS) IN EFFECT
No Wind Signal is currently hoisted
OTHER HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND AREAS
Heavy Rainfall Outlook
Refer to Weather Advisory No. 47 issued at 11:00 AM today for the heavy rainfall outlook due to the Southwest Monsoon. Monsoon.
Link: tinyurl.com/wxadvisory
Severe Winds
The Southwest Monsoon will bring strong to gale-force gusts over the following areas (especially in coastal and upland areas exposed to winds):
• Today until Saturday (05 September): Most of Luzon and Visayas, Zamboanga del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Oriental, Camiguin, Dinagat Islands, Davao Occidental, and Davao Oriental.
HAZARDS AFFECTING COASTAL WATERS
24-Hour Sea Condition Outlook
Up to rough seas over the following coastal waters:
• Up to 4.0 m: The western and southern seaboards of Batanes; the western seaboard of Babuyan Islands; the northern seaboard of Ilocos Norte;
• Up to 3.5 m: The remaining seaboards of Batanes and Ilocos Norte; the seaboards of Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Zambales; the western seaboard of Pangasinan; the western and southern seaboards of Bataan; the northern and western seaboards Lubang Islands; the northwestern seaboard of Occidental Mindoro.
• Up to 3.0 m: The remaining seaboards of Babuyan Islands; the western seaboards of Cavite, Batangas, northern Occidental Mindoro; the northwestern seaboards of Calamian Islands, and Kalayaan Islands.
• Mariners of small seacrafts, including all types of motorbancas, are advised not to venture out to sea under these conditions, especially if inexperienced or operating ill-equipped vessels.
Up to moderate seas over the following coastal waters:
• Up to 2.5 m: The seaboard of Isabela, northern Aurora, Surigao del Sur, and Davao Oriental; the western seaboard of northern Palawan; the remaining seaboards of Kalayaan Islands, Occidental Mindoro, and Pangasinan.
• Up to 2.0 m: The seaboards of Cagayan, Romblon, Cuyo Islands, Cagayancillo Islands, and Antique; the southern seaboards of Quezon, Marinduque, Camarines Sur, Iloilo, and Guimaras; the eastern and southern seaboards of Oriental Mindoro; the western seaboard of southern Negros Occidental; the remaining western seaboard of mainland Palawan; the remaining seaboards of Occidental Mindoro.
• Mariners of motorbancas and similarly sized vessels are advised to take precautionary measures while venturing out to sea and, if possible, avoid navigation under these conditions.
Other coastal waters have forecast wave heights of less than 2.0 m.
TRACK AND INTENSITY OUTLOOK
• Outside the PAR, PILANDOK will continue moving generally northwestward towards southern Japan. Beginning tomorrow (04 September) until Sunday (06 September), it will remain almost stationary then move generally southward, looping over the area of Okinawa-Amami islands. By Monday (07 September), it will move generally southeastward before turning northeastward by Tuesday (08 September).
• PILANDOK is forecast to remain as a tropical storm throughout the entire forecast period.
Considering these developments, the public and disaster risk reduction and management offices concerned are advised to take all necessary measures to protect life and property. Persons living in areas identified to be highly or very highly susceptible to these hazards are advised to follow evacuation and other instructions from local officials. For heavy rainfall warnings, thunderstorm/rainfall advisories, and other severe weather information specific to your area, please monitor products issued by your local PAGASA Regional Services Division.
Unless re-entry occurs, this is the final bulletin for this weather disturbance.
DOST-PAGASA
Link: tinyurl.com/TCB-tab-1
