Extreme Tropical Storm Opong makes sixth landfall in Oriental Mindoro

After making landfall six instances, Extreme Tropical Storm Opong (Bualoi) will head for the West Philippine Sea on Friday, September 26

MANILA, Philippines – Extreme Tropical Storm Opong (Bualoi) made its sixth landfall in Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro, at 11:30 am on Friday, September 26.

By 1 pm, it was already within the neighborhood of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, shifting west at a slower 20 kilometers per hour from 35 km/h.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Providers Administration (PAGASA) stated in a briefing at round 2:30 pm that Opong will emerge over the Mindoro Strait through the afternoon and head for the West Philippine Sea.

The extreme tropical storm nonetheless has most sustained winds of 110 km/h and gustiness of as much as 150 km/h. At its peak, Opong was a storm with most sustained winds of 120 km/h, however it was downgraded to a extreme tropical storm at 2 am on Friday.

Opong’s six landfalls had been in these areas:

As a storm on Thursday, September 25

• San Policarpo, Japanese Samar – 11:30 pm

As a extreme tropical storm on Friday, September 26

• Palanas, Masbate – 4 am
• Milagros, Masbate – 5:30 am
• San Fernando, Sibuyan Island, Romblon – 8:10 am
• Alcantara, Tablas Island, Romblon – 9:20 am
• Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro – 11:30 am

PAGASA sees Opong re-intensifying right into a storm inside 12 hours whereas shifting over the West Philippine Sea.

Tropical cyclone wind indicators stay in impact within the following areas as of two pm on Friday:

Sign No. 3

Storm-force winds (89 to 117 km/h), reasonable to important menace to life and property

• Batangas
• Marinduque
• Romblon
• Occidental Mindoro
• Oriental Mindoro
• Calamian Islands
• northwestern a part of Aklan (Malay, Nabas, Buruanga)
• Caluya Island

Sign No. 2

Gale-force winds (62 to 88 km/h), minor to reasonable menace to life and property

• southern a part of Zambales (San Marcelino, Subic, Olongapo Metropolis, Castillejos, San Antonio, San Narciso, San Felipe)
• Bataan
• southern a part of Pampanga (Porac, Santa Rita, Guagua, Sasmuan, Macabebe, Masantol, Santo Tomas, San Simon, Minalin, San Fernando Metropolis, Bacolor, Floridablanca, Apalit, Lubao)
• southern a part of Bulacan (Obando, Paombong, Bocaue, San Jose del Monte Metropolis, Bustos, Malolos Metropolis, Meycauayan Metropolis, Balagtas, Guiguinto, Pandi, Plaridel, Calumpit, Santa Maria, Hagonoy, Baliuag, Bulacan, Marilao, Pulilan)
• Metro Manila
• Rizal
• Cavite
• Laguna
• central and southern elements of Quezon (Pitogo, Buenavista, Lucena Metropolis, Pagbilao, Tiaong, Lopez, Catanauan, Mulanay, Unisan, Basic Luna, Plaridel, Quezon, San Antonio, Alabat, Candelaria, Lucban, Sampaloc, Padre Burgos, Sariaya, Tayabas Metropolis, Macalelon, Mauban, Dolores, Perez, Agdangan, Gumaca, Atimonan, Actual, San Narciso, San Francisco, San Andres)
• Cuyo Islands
• northern a part of Palawan (El Nido, Taytay, Araceli)
• western a part of Masbate (Aroroy, Balud, Mandaon, Milagros, Masbate Metropolis, Baleno) together with Burias Island
• northern a part of Vintage (Libertad, Pandan, Sebaste, Culasi, Valderrama, Barbaza, Tibiao, Patnongon, Laua-an, Bugasong)
• remainder of Aklan
• Capiz
• northern a part of Iloilo (Estancia, Carles, Balasan, Batad, San Dionisio, Concepcion, Sara, Ajuy, Lemery, Barotac Viejo, San Rafael, San Enrique, Passi Metropolis, Bingawan, Calinog, Lambunao, Dueñas)

Sign No. 1

Robust winds (39 to 61 km/h), minimal to minor menace to life and property

• Pangasinan
• remainder of Zambales
• Tarlac
• Nueva Ecija
• southern a part of Aurora (Dingalan, Baler, Maria Aurora, San Luis)
• remainder of Pampanga
• remainder of Bulacan
• remainder of Quezon
• northern a part of Palawan (Dumaran, San Vicente, Roxas)
• Camarines Norte
• Camarines Sur
• Catanduanes
• Albay
• Sorsogon
• remainder of Masbate
• remainder of Vintage
• remainder of Iloilo
• Guimaras
• northern and central elements of Negros Occidental (Calatrava, Salvador Benedicto, San Carlos Metropolis, Talisay Metropolis, Bacolod Metropolis, Bago Metropolis, Murcia, La Castellana, Valladolid, Pulupandan, La Carlota Metropolis, San Enrique, Pontevedra, Moises Padilla, Isabela, Hinigaran, Escalante Metropolis, Toboso, Cadiz Metropolis, Sagay Metropolis, Manapla, Victorias Metropolis, Enrique B. Magalona, Silay Metropolis)
• northern a part of Negros Oriental (Vallehermoso, Canlaon Metropolis, Guihulngan Metropolis)
• northern and central elements of Cebu (Asturias, Danao Metropolis, Compostela, Liloan, Consolacion, Cebu Metropolis, Balamban, Mandaue Metropolis, Lapu-Lapu Metropolis, Toledo Metropolis, Talisay Metropolis, Pinamungahan, Minglanilla, Naga Metropolis, San Fernando, Aloguinsan, Borbon, Carmen, Tuburan, Bogo Metropolis, Tabogon, Catmon, Cordova, San Remigio, Sogod, Tabuelan, Barili, Carcar Metropolis, Medellin, Daanbantayan) together with Bantayan Islands and Camotes Islands
• northern a part of Bohol (Getafe, Talibon, Bien Unido, Ubay, Trinidad, President Carlos P. Garcia, Mabini, San Miguel, Alicia, Pilar, Dagohoy, Danao, Buenavista, Inabanga, Clarin, Sagbayan)
• Northern Samar
• Samar
• northern and central elements of Japanese Samar (Quinapondan, Can-avid, Lawaan, Maslog, Balangiga, Borongan Metropolis, San Policarpo, Taft, Llorente, Maydolong, Dolores, Giporlos, Jipapad, Oras, Arteche, Balangkayan, Sulat, San Julian, Basic MacArthur, Hernani)
• Biliran
• Leyte

Sign No. 4 was the very best tropical cyclone wind sign raised as a result of Opong, when it was a storm.

The southwest monsoon or habagat, enhanced by Opong, is bringing robust to gale-force gusts to the next areas, too:

Friday, September 26

• Ilocos Area, Cordillera Administrative Area, Cagayan Valley, Palawan, Visayas, Zamboanga del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Camiguin, Caraga, Davao Area

Saturday, September 27

For the remainder of Friday, Opong should set off reasonable to torrential rain in parts of Luzon and the Visayas.

• Intense to torrential rain (above 200 millimeters): Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon
• Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Palawan, Quezon, Laguna, Batangas, Masbate, Biliran, Marinduque, Aklan, Vintage, Capiz
• Reasonable to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Metro Manila, Bataan, Cavite, Rizal, Aurora, Isabela, Iloilo, Northern Samar, Japanese Samar, Samar, Sorsogon, Albay, Camarines Sur

The southwest monsoon can also be inflicting reasonable to heavy rain (50-100 mm) in Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Guimaras, Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, and Southern Leyte on Friday.

Floods and landslides stay doubtless.

PAGASA added that there’s a reasonable to excessive danger of “life-threatening” storm surges with peak heights reaching 1 to three meters in Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Occidental Mindoro together with Lubang Island, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan, Calamian Islands, Masbate together with Burias Island, Aklan, and Vintage inside 24 hours. Verify the particular cities and municipalities right here.

ALSO ON RAPPLER

Within the subsequent 24 hours, journey will stay harmful in seaboards affected by Opong.

As much as very tough, excessive, or very excessive seas (journey is dangerous for all vessels)

• Seaboards of Oriental Mindoro and Occidental Mindoro – waves as much as 9 meters excessive
• Seaboards of Batangas, Quezon, Romblon, and Marinduque – waves as much as 6 meters excessive
• Seaboards of Zambales, Bicol, Calamian Islands, Cuyo Islands, Western Visayas, Negros Occidental, Bantayan Islands, Camotes Islands, Northern Samar, Japanese Samar, Samar, and Biliran; western seaboards of Cavite and Bataan; northern and western coasts of Leyte; northern seaboard of Cebu – waves as much as 4.5 meters excessive

As much as tough seas (small vessels mustn’t enterprise out to sea)

• Seaboards of Isabela, Aurora, Pampanga, Bulacan, and Metro Manila; western seaboard of Pangasinan; remaining seaboards of Bataan and Cavite – waves as much as 4 meters excessive
• Seaboards of Batanes, Ilocos Norte, and Cagayan together with Babuyan Islands; jap seaboards of Dinagat and Siargao Islands; western seaboard of northern Palawan – waves as much as 3.5 meters excessive

As much as reasonable seas (small vessels ought to take precautionary measures or keep away from crusing, if potential)

• Seaboards of Surigao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental; remaining seaboards of Luzon and Visayas – waves as much as 2.5 meters excessive

Opong is the Philippines’ fifteenth tropical cyclone for 2025, and the fifth for September. It entered the Philippine Space of Accountability (PAR) on Tuesday, September 23, round 11 hours after the exit of Tremendous Hurricane Nando (Ragasa).

Opong is predicted to go away PAR on Saturday afternoon. – Rappler.com