Tropical storm Ferdie enters PAR; expected to exit in a few hours

Manila Bulletin

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the tropical storm with the international name “Bebinca” entered the country’s area of responsibility at 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 13, and was given the local name “Ferdie,” the country’s sixth tropical cyclone of the year.  READ MORE: https://mb.com.ph/2024/9/13/tropical-storm-ferdie-enters-par-expected-to-exit-in-a-few-hours

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00:00Earlier this evening at 6pm, a typhoon with an international name, Bebingka, entered our P.A.R.

00:09and we gave it a local name, Ferdi.

00:12And our latest location earlier this evening at 6pm,

00:15the center of the typhoon Ferdi was last seen at a distance of 1,285 kilometers east-northeast of extreme northern Luzon.

00:24This is a tropical storm with a strong wind that is close to the center,

00:28reaching 85 kilometers per hour,

00:31when it opens, it reaches 105 kilometers per hour.

00:35And currently, it is moving northwestward at a speed of 35 kilometers per hour.

00:41And at the moment, due to the effect of the trough extension of Ferdi,

00:46as well as the southwest monsoon, the heavy winds,

00:49which is affecting a large part of our country,

00:52along with Metro Manila, will experience a high chance of rain and thunderstorms tonight until the next few days.

01:02And this is our track and intensity forecast for the typhoon Ferdi.

01:07We expect that our P.A.R. will also be released soon.

01:11This is Ferdi, possible tomorrow at dawn.

01:15Within the forecast period, the center of Ferdi will remain far from our land,

01:21and Ferdi will continue its tropical storm category,

01:25but we are not removing the possibility of further weakening,

01:29or the complete weakening of the so-called typhoon.

01:31However, it is possible for Ferdi to re-intensify or strengthen into a severe tropical storm category tomorrow,

01:39while it is outside of our Philippine Area of Responsibility.

01:43Again, Ferdi will remain far from our country,

01:46and at the moment, there is no increase in the tropical cyclone wind signal in any part of our country.

01:53However, due to the effect of the southwest monsoon,

01:56the typhoon that the so-called typhoon is affecting,

01:59we will still experience strong gusts of wind in some parts of our country.

02:04So starting tonight, and it will continue until Monday next week or Monday evening,

02:10we will experience strong gusts of wind in the areas of Batangas, Mimaropa, Bicol Region, Visayas,

02:18Caraga, Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula, Sabarm, and Davao Region.

02:25In terms of heavy rainfall caused by the typhoon,

02:28we did not expect the direct effect of the so-called typhoon,

02:31but this trough extension is still possible to cause heavy rain in parts of Northern Luzon.

02:36Meanwhile, this southwest monsoon, the typhoon that Ferdi is affecting,

02:41will cause significant rainfall in a large part of Southern Luzon, Visayas-Mindanao Area,

02:49within the next three days.

02:51So as early as tonight until tomorrow evening,

02:54a large part of Southern Luzon, the whole of Visayas,

02:57and the western section of Central Luzon, as well as the area of Mindanao,

03:01will experience heavy rainfall caused by the typhoon.

03:06This 100 to 200 mm of rainfall is possible.

03:09This is the heavy to intense rainfall in the areas or regions of Mimaropa,

03:15the southern portion of Quezon, western Visayas, and Negros Island Region.

03:21Meanwhile, moderate to heavy rains, this 50 to 100 mm of rainfall,

03:26is possible to experience in Zambales, Bataan, Metro Manila,

03:31a large part of Calabarzon, the whole of Biculan, and a large part of Visayas.

03:37And these are the areas of Mindanao, the areas of the western part of Visayas,

03:41Zamboanga del Norte, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao del Norte, Maguindanao del Sur,

03:47Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, Basilan, Sulu, and Satawitawi.

03:53And starting tomorrow evening to Sunday evening,

03:56the rainfall will gradually decrease in the western section of Mindanao,

03:59the rainfall will also decrease in the areas of the central and eastern sections of Visayas,

04:05and also in the western section of Central Luzon.

04:09So including Greater Metro Manila area,

04:11the rainfall brought by the typhoon will gradually decrease.

04:15Meanwhile, heavy to intense rains are still possible.

04:19These are the heavy to intense rainfalls in the areas of Occidental Mindoro,

04:24northern portion of Palawan, Aklan, and Antique.

04:28Moderate to heavy rains are possible in the southern portion of Quezon,

04:32Bicul region, a large part of Mimaropa, Negros Island region,

04:37and a large part of western Visayas.

04:40The rainfall brought by the typhoon will also decrease on Sunday evening to Monday evening.

04:46Heavy to intense rains are still possible in Occidental Mindoro

04:51and northern portion of Palawan.

04:53Moderate to heavy rains are possible in the rest of Mimaropa,

04:58in the province of Camarinesur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon,

05:03Masbate, Negros Occidental, and western Visayas.

05:07We will notice that for the next three days,

05:09especially the areas or the western section of southern Luzon and Visayas

05:14because of the heavy rains, we expect a significant amount of rainfall.

05:18And if there are significant changes in our rainfall forecast,

05:22it will depend on the movement of the typhoon.

05:25So to our countrymen, to those who will sleep for the next three days,

05:29let us continue to be prepared and alert to the dangers of flooding and landslides

05:34because we expect that we will continue to experience rain

05:38in the following days because of the southwest monsoon

05:41or the long-term threat posed by Hurricane Ferdie.

05:45As for the situation of our seas, as of 11 p.m. today,

05:49there is no high-level gale warning.

05:50However, our countrymen will be more careful,

05:55especially in the seaboards of southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao

05:59because it is possible for us to experience moderate to rough sea conditions.

06:03This is the forecast for the rest of the seas.

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