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*Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=2&rid=829425
*Friday, November 20, 2015 
:(PNA), FFC/PGL/CBF

ILOILO CITY, Nov 20 (PNA) -- Residents of Western Visayas are assured of accurate and efficient weather forecasts once the establishment of three weather monitoring stations is completed at the compound of the Western Visayas Agricultural Research Center (WESVIARC) compound in Hamungaya, Jaro district of this city.

Engr. Rowen Gelonga, regional director of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in Western Visayas, disclosed that aside from the Doppler Radar station, also to be installed in the same compound are the synoptic station and a flood monitoring station.

The Doppler radar has been in a test run following the complete installation of its equipment middle of this year.

However, the synoptic station equipment is yet to be installed. It is the same equipment used in the station previously situated inside the old airport in Mandurriao district but was closed when the airport was transferred to Cabatuan, Iloilo.

However, this time, aside from personnel doing the readings the equipment will be upgraded to become a full-fledged synoptic station.

Gelonga added that they are also working on installing a flood monitoring device for the Jalaur River Basin.

“ We will install additional equipment to be able to do flood forecast. Hopefully it will become operational next year,” he stated.