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Tropical Melancholy Basyang (Penha) is within the neighborhood of Cauayan, Negros Occidental, as of 1 am on Saturday, February 7
MANILA, Philippines – Tropical Melancholy Basyang (Penha) made its fourth and fifth landfalls in Cebu and Negros Oriental, respectively, on Friday night, February 6.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Companies Administration (PAGASA) stated Basyang has made landfall in these areas, to this point:
Thursday, February 5, as a tropical storm
- Bayabas, Surigao del Sur (11:50 pm)
Friday, February 6, as a tropical melancholy
- Jagna, Bohol (11 am)
- Dauis, Bohol (4 pm)
- Alcoy, Cebu (7:50 pm)
- Ayungon, Negros Oriental (9 pm)
As of 1 am on Saturday, February 7, Basyang was already within the neighborhood of Cauayan, Negros Occidental. The tropical melancholy is transferring west over Negros Island at 15 kilometers per hour (km/h), heading for the southern portion of Panay Island or the Panay Gulf.
Basyang had weakened after its fifth landfall on Friday evening, with its most sustained winds right down to 45 km/h from 55 km/h. Its gustiness additionally eased from 75 km/h to 60 km/h.
It stays prone to weaken right into a low strain space inside 12 hours.
PAGASA stated in a separate replace at 2 am on Saturday that Basyang should set off gentle to average rain, with sometimes heavy rain, in Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental, Biliran, Leyte, Vintage, Guimaras, Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, Occidental Mindoro, and Palawan within the subsequent few hours.
In the course of the peak of Basyang’s onslaught as a tropical storm, it dumped heavy to torrential rain, particularly within the areas of Caraga and Northern Mindanao. Floods and landslides hit numerous areas.
The shear line may also be bringing rain to a couple provinces in Luzon within the coming days.
Friday night, February 6, to Saturday night, February 7
- Average to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Quezon, Camarines Norte
Saturday night, February 7, to Sunday night, February 8
- Average to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Quezon, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Camarines Norte
Sunday night, February 8, to Monday night, February 9
- Average to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Quezon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes
Amid robust winds from Basyang, solely the next areas are nonetheless underneath Sign No. 1 as of two am on Saturday:
- Cuyo and Cagayancillo Islands
- western a part of Leyte (San Isidro, Calubian, Leyte, Tabango, Villaba, Matag-ob, Kananga, Palompon, Isabel, Merida, Ormoc Metropolis, Albuera, Burauen, Baybay Metropolis, Inopacan, Hindang, Hilongos, Bato, Matalom)
- western a part of Southern Leyte (Maasin Metropolis, Macrohon)
- Bohol
- Cebu
- Siquijor
- Negros Oriental
- Negros Occidental
- Guimaras
- Iloilo
- Capiz
- Aklan
- Vintage
Sign No. 2 was the very best tropical cyclone wind sign raised because of Basyang.
The surge of the northeast monsoon or amihan may also proceed to convey robust to gale-force gusts to the next areas:
Saturday, February 7
- most of Luzon, Western Visayas, most of Negros Island Area, Zamboanga del Norte
Sunday, February 8
- most of Luzon, Western Visayas
Monday, February 9
- most of Luzon, Northern Samar, Jap Samar, Biliran, northern a part of Cebu, Negros Occidental, Western Visayas
On account of each the northeast monsoon and Basyang, average to very tough sea situations persist on Saturday.
As much as very tough seas (journey is dangerous for all vessels)
- Seaboards of Batanes – waves as much as 4.5 meters excessive
As much as tough seas (small vessels mustn’t enterprise out to sea)
- Seaboards of Babuyan Islands – waves as much as 4 meters excessive
- Western seaboard of Ilocos Norte; seaboard of Ilocos Sur; northern seaboards of Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur; northern and japanese seaboards of Northern Samar; japanese seaboards of Polillo Islands, Albay, Sorsogon, Jap Samar, Dinagat Islands, and Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands – waves as much as 3 meters excessive
As much as average seas (small vessels ought to take precautionary measures or keep away from crusing, if attainable)
- Seaboards of Cagayan, Isabela, Aurora, northern Quezon, Vintage, southern Iloilo, and southern Negros Occidental; northern seaboards of Polillo Islands and Ilocos Norte; japanese seaboards of Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, and Davao Oriental; remaining seaboards of Ilocos Area – waves as much as 2.5 meters excessive
- Seaboards of Romblon, Aklan, Capiz, Guimaras, southern Negros Oriental, and southern Cebu; western and southern seaboards of Bohol; northern seaboard of Zamboanga del Norte; japanese seaboard of Davao Occidental – waves as much as 2 meters excessive
Basyang is the Philippines’ second tropical cyclone for 2026, after Tropical Storm Ada (Nokaen) in January. PAGASA beforehand estimated there can be as much as one tropical cyclone in February. – Rappler.com
