MANILA, Philippines — The rainbands of Typhoon “Bising” are forecast to bring moderate to heavy with at times intense rains over Eastern Visayas, Sorsogon, Masbate, Albay, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, and Camotes Islands on Sunday, according to the state weather bureau.
Based on the severe weather bulletin of Pagasa issued at 11 a.m. on Saturday, moderate to heavy with at times intense rains are meanwhile expected over Northern Samar and Bicol Region on Monday.
“Under these conditions, flooding (including flash floods) and rain-induced landslides may occur especially in areas identified in hazard maps as highly or very highly susceptible to these hazards,” Pagasa said.
The center of the eye of “Bising” was last located 645 kilometers east of Maasin City, Southern Leyte, or 545 km east of Guiuan, Eastern Samar.
The weather disturbance is moving northwestward at 20 kilometers per hour and has maximum sustained winds of 185 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 230 kph.
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 is raised in the following areas:
Luzon
Sorsogon
Albay
eastern portion of Camarines Sur (Siruma, Goa, Ocampo, Tigaon, Sagnay, Baao, Nabua, Bato, Iriga City, Buhi, Tinambac, Lagonoy, San Jose, Garchitorena, Presentacion, Caramoan)
Ticao Island
Catanduanes
Visayas
Northern Samar
Samar
Eastern Samar
Biliran
Leyte
Southern Leyte
Camotes Islands
Mindanao
Dinagat Islands
Surigao del Norte (including Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands)
Surigao del Sur
“Tropical cyclone winds of at least strong breeze to near gale in strength extend outward up to 550 km from the center of the typhoon. Destructive typhoon-force winds extend outward up to 70 km from the center of the typhoon,” Pagasa said.
According to the weather bureau, TCWS No. 1 may be hoisted over the eastern portion of Masbate and the other localities of Camarines Sur in the next bulletin at 5 p.m. “in anticipation of the onset of strong breeze to near gale conditions associated with the approaching typhoon.”
Pagasa said TCWS No. 2 remains the highest level of wind signal that is expected to be raised due to “Bising.”
“However, in the event of a further eastward or westward shift in the current track forecast, the highest level of wind signal that will be hoisted for this typhoon may be lower or higher than the current scenario suggests,” it added.
The typhoon is forecast to move generally northwestward over the Philippine Sea until Sunday afternoon or evening. The typhoon will then slow down and move northward or north-northeastward until Tuesday early morning before moving generally north-northwestward over the Philippine Sea east of Northern and Central Luzon.
“Considering the uncertainty in the track forecast of typhoon ‘Bising’ a westward shift in the current forecast track may result in potentially significant impacts over the eastern portions of Luzon and Visayas. The possibility of a landfall scenario is not ruled out,” Pagasa added.
The typhoon is forecast to further intensify and reach its peak intensity at 195 to 205 kph tomorrow.
For this Saturday, rough to very rough seas will be experienced over the eastern seaboards of Bicol Region (2.5 to 4.5 meters), Eastern Visayas (2.5 to 6.5 meters), Caraga (2.5 to 5.5 meters), and Davao Region (2.5 to 3.0 meters).
Sea travel for all types of sea craft is risky over these waters, said Pagasa.
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