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Metro Manila is among the areas seeing rain from the enhanced southwest monsoon on Friday, September 13. ‘Maging alerto sa mga panganib,’ says PAGASA Administrator Nathaniel Servando.
MANILA, Philippines – Bebinca weakened from a severe tropical storm into a tropical storm outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at 8 am on Friday, September 13, but it is still enhancing the southwest monsoon or habagat, which is causing rain in parts of the country.
In a briefing past 11 am on Friday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) updated its rainfall forecast for the enhanced southwest monsoon.
Metro Manila is now among the affected areas.
Friday noon, September 13, to Saturday noon, September 14
- Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Mimaropa, Sorsogon, Masbate, Western Visayas, Negros Occidental
- Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Zambales, Bataan, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, rest of Bicol, rest of Visayas, Misamis Occidental, Zamboanga del Norte, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao del Norte, Maguindanao del Sur, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani
Saturday noon, September 14, to Sunday noon, September 15
- Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Mimaropa, Aklan, Antique
- Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Bicol, Negros Island Region, rest of Western Visayas
Sunday noon, September 15, to Monday noon, September 16
- Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Occidental Mindoro, northern part of Palawan, Aklan, Antique
- Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): southern part of Quezon, rest of Mimaropa, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate, Negros Occidental, rest of Western Visayas
“Pinapayuhan natin ang ating mga kababayan na maging alerto sa mga panganib, dulot ng tuloy-tuloy na malakas na pag-ulan — pagbaha, landslide na maaaring mangyari,” said PAGASA Administrator Nathaniel Servando.
(We advise our fellow Filipinos to be on alert for hazards caused by continuous heavy rain — possible floods, landslides.)
As of 10 am on Friday, Bebinca was already 1,500 kilometers east of extreme Northern Luzon, moving north northwest at 20 kilometers per hour (km/h).
Its maximum sustained winds eased from 95 km/h to 85 km/h, while its gustiness went down from 115 km/h to 105 km/h.
Bebinca is still expected to enter PAR on Friday afternoon or evening. When it enters, it will be given the local name Ferdie.
The tropical storm will only stay inside PAR for a few hours, since it may exit on Friday evening or early Saturday morning, September 14.
Since Bebinca will remain far from land, PAGASA emphasized that it is putting more focus on the tropical storm’s enhancement of the southwest monsoon.
The weather bureau also said further weakening for Bebinca is not being ruled out, but it might re-intensify into a severe tropical storm on Saturday and even strengthen into a typhoon over the East China Sea.
For coastal waters in the next 24 hours, PAGASA provided this outlook:
Moderate to rough seas (small vessels should not venture out to sea)
- Waves 1.5 to 3.5 meters high: seaboards of Palawan, western seaboard of Western Visayas, western and southern seaboards of Negros Island Region, southern seaboard of Central Visayas, southern seaboard of Eastern Visayas, seaboard of Caraga, seaboard of Northern Mindanao, northern and western seaboards of Zamboanga Peninsula, eastern seaboard of Davao Region
- Waves 1 to 3 meters high: eastern seaboard of Eastern Visayas
- Waves 1 to 2.5 meters high: remaining seaboard of Mimaropa, northern seaboard of Ilocos Region, northern seaboard of Cagayan Valley
Up to moderate seas (small vessels should take precautionary measures or avoid sailing, if possible)
- Waves up to 2 meters high: remaining seaboards of the Philippines
PAGASA added that a low pressure area could form after Bebinca. This possible LPA might also develop into a tropical cyclone and potentially enhance the southwest monsoon. The weather bureau advised the public to monitor updates. – Rappler.com
