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Latest Weather and Haze Situation
Dry conditions were observed over the southern ASEAN region this morning with the exception of some showers over the northern parts of Sumatra. Isolated hotspots were detected in the central and southern parts of Sumatra and in the southern and eastern parts of Kalimantan. A few hotspots were detected in Peninsular Malaysia, Java, Sarawak and Sulawesi. Moderate smoke plumes were observed in Western Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan. Slight smoke plumes were observed in the southern parts of Sumatra.
Meanwhile, isolated showers and cloudy conditions were observed over the northern ASEAN region. A few hotspots were detected in Viet Nam and the southern parts of the Philippines. No significant smoke plumes were observed.
Weather and Haze Outlook
Over the next few days, dry weather is expected to persist in most parts of the southern ASEAN region except for the northern parts of Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra where some showers are forecast. Prolonged dry conditions can lead to an escalated hotspot and smoke haze situation with increased chances of transboundary haze occurrences. The prevailing winds over the southern ASEAN region are forecast to blow from the southeast or south.
Meanwhile, over the northern ASEAN region, widespread wet weather is expected except for relatively drier conditions over the central parts of Viet Nam and the southern parts of the Philippines. The hotspot and haze situation is expected to remain subdued due to the wet weather. The prevailing winds over the northern ASEAN region are forecast to blow from the southwest.
- All maps are to be used solely for displaying meteorological/geophysical information, and not for any other purpose. All maps are not to scale and for illustrative purpose only.
- The hotspots depicted on the map are derived from the NOAA satellite and they represent locations with possible fires. Hotspots may go undetected due to cloudy conditions or incomplete satellite pass.
- At Alert Level 0 and Alert Level 1, the regional haze situation is updated once a day at 0900 UTC. The regional haze situation is updated more frequently at 0300 UTC and 0900 UTC upon activation of Alert Level 2 or Alert Level 3. Updates at 0300 UTC display hotspot information from night-time passes of the NOAA-20 satellite. Fewer hotspots were typically detected at night as fire activities usually peak during the day.
- Reprocessed satellite data will be availed at a later timing. The hotspot information derived from satellite data reprocessed may differ slightly from that received near real-time but reprocessing is necessary for better quality data.
- The 2500 ft winds (depicted by arrows) are model analysis winds.