Tropical Storm Bebinca now in PAR, named Ferdie

Tropical Storm Ferdie (Bebinca) will only stay for a few hours inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility, but it has been enhancing the southwest monsoon

MANILA, Philippines – The tropical storm with the international name Bebinca entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at 6 pm on Friday, September 13.

It is the country’s sixth tropical cyclone for 2024, and has been given the local name Ferdie.

Ferdie is more than 1,000 kilometers east northeast of extreme Northern Luzon, located near the PAR northeastern boundary.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) previously said Ferdie will only stay inside PAR for a few hours, which means it could exit also on Friday evening or early Saturday morning, September 14.

On Friday afternoon, it had been moving northwest at a relatively fast 35 kilometers per hour (km/h).

Also on Friday afternoon, the tropical storm maintained its strength, with maximum sustained winds of 85 km/h and gustiness of up to 105 km/h.

As Bebinca outside PAR, it had reached severe tropical storm status, but it weakened into a tropical storm on Friday morning.

While Ferdie will stay far from Philippine landmass, it has been enhancing the southwest monsoon or habagat.

In a separate advisory at 5 pm on Friday, PAGASA said the following areas will still see rain from the enhanced southwest monsoon:

Friday afternoon, September 13, to Saturday afternoon, September 14

• Heavy to intense rain (100-200 millimeters): Mimaropa, Sorsogon, 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 afternoon, September 14, to Sunday afternoon, September 15

• Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Mimaropa, Aklan, Antique, Negros Occidental
• Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Bicol, rest of Western Visayas, rest of Negros Island Region

Sunday afternoon, September 15, to Monday afternoon, 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

Floods and landslides remain possible.

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Coastal waters are also affected by the bad weather on Friday.

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

– Rappler.com