Manila, Sept. 18 -- No tropical cyclone wind signal is currently in effect as Tropical Depression (TD) Mirasol is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its 11 a.m. bulletin on Thursday.

However, the southwest monsoon or "habagat" will cause strong to gale-force gusts across La Union, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas, Tarlac, Pampanga, Benguet, Mimaropa, Quezon, Bicol Region, and Western Visayas.

Moderate seas will prevail in the eastern seaboard of mainland Cagayan; the seaboards of Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Norte, and Ilocos Sur; the western seaboard of Pangasinan.

Mariners of motorboa...