MANILA, Philippines – Tropical Storm Ferdie (Bebinca) left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at 2 am on Saturday, September 14, just 8 hours after its entry.
As of 4 am on Saturday, Ferdie was already 1,210 kilometers east northeast of extreme Northern Luzon, outside PAR.
The tropical storm slowed down, moving west northwest at 20 kilometers per hour from the previous 35 km/h.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Ferdie maintained its strength as it exited PAR, with maximum sustained winds of 85 km/h and gustiness of up to 105 km/h.
Before entering PAR, it had reached severe tropical storm status, but it weakened into a tropical storm on Friday morning, September 13.
Ferdie only stayed near the PAR northeastern boundary, so heavy rainfall warnings and tropical cyclone wind signals were not raised due to the tropical storm.
But Ferdie has been enhancing the southwest monsoon or habagat, and will continue to do so even after its exit from PAR.
Below is PAGASA’s latest rainfall forecast for the enhanced southwest monsoon, issued at 5 am on Saturday.
Saturday morning, September 14, to Sunday morning, September 15
- Heavy to intense rain (100-200 millimeters): Mimaropa, Western Visayas, Negros Occidental
- Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, southern part of Quezon, Bicol, rest of Visayas, Misamis Occidental, Zamboanga del Norte, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao del Norte, Maguindanao del Sur, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi
Sunday morning, September 15, to Monday morning, 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, Bicol, rest of Mimaropa, Negros Island Region, rest of Western Visayas
Monday morning, September 16, to Tuesday morning, September 17
- Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Occidental Mindoro, northern part of Palawan
- Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): rest of Mimaropa, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate, Negros Occidental, Western Visayas
Affected areas should still watch out for floods and landslides.
The weather bureau added that the enhanced southwest monsoon will bring strong to gale-force gusts to these areas:
Saturday, September 14
- Batangas, Mimaropa, Bicol, Visayas, Caraga, Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Davao Region
Sunday, September 15
- Batangas, Mimaropa, Bicol, Visayas, Caraga, Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Davao Region
Monday, September 16
- Mimaropa, Bicol, Visayas, Caraga, Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula, Davao Region
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Coastal waters remain affected by the bad weather on Saturday.
Moderate to rough seas (small vessels should not venture out to sea)
- Waves 1.5 to 4 meters high: western seaboards of Palawan and Occidental Mindoro
- Waves 1.5 to 3.5 meters high: 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, remaining seaboards of Palawan
- Waves 1 to 3 meters high: eastern seaboard of Eastern Visayas
- Waves 1 to 2.5 meters high: northern seaboard of Ilocos Region, northern seaboard of Cagayan Valley, southern seaboard of Quezon, seaboards of Bicol, remaining seaboards of Mimaropa, remaining seaboards of Visayas, remaining seaboards of Davao Region, remaining seaboards of Zamboanga Peninsula
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
Outside PAR, Ferdie is expected to head generally northwest toward Okinawa, Japan, then west northwest over the East China Sea.
PAGASA also said Ferdie may re-intensify into a severe tropical storm on Saturday, and possibly into a typhoon over the East China Sea.
Ferdie was the Philippines’ sixth tropical cyclone for 2024, and the second for September. PAGASA previously estimated there may be two or three tropical cyclones during the month. – Rappler.com