Extra areas beneath wind indicators as Extreme Tropical Storm Opong continues to accentuate

The utmost sustained winds of Extreme Tropical Storm Opong (Bualoi) attain 100 km/h on Wednesday night, September 24

MANILA, Philippines – Extra provinces have been added to the checklist of areas beneath tropical cyclone wind indicators on Wednesday night, September 24, as Extreme Tropical Storm Opong (Bualoi) barely intensified once more over the Philippine Sea.

Opong’s most sustained winds elevated from 95 kilometers per hour to 100 km/h, based mostly on the 11 pm bulletin of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Providers Administration (PAGASA) on Wednesday. Its gustiness is now as much as 125 km/h from 115 km/h.

Opong is predicted to strengthen right into a hurricane within the coming hours, or by early Thursday morning, September 25. A hurricane has most sustained winds of 118 to 184 km/h.

As of 10 pm, the extreme tropical storm was positioned 595 kilometers east of Surigao Metropolis, Surigao del Norte, or 660 kilometers east of Maasin Metropolis, Southern Leyte. It barely slowed down, shifting west northwest at 15 km/h from 20 km/h.

At its present tempo, Opong may make landfall in Bicol by Friday afternoon, September 26, then cross Southern Luzon all through Friday earlier than leaving the Philippine Space of Duty (PAR) on Saturday afternoon or night, September 27.

“It have to be emphasised that heavy rainfall, extreme winds, and storm surge should still be skilled in localities outdoors the landfall level and the forecast confidence cone,” PAGASA mentioned.

“Moreover, the monitor should still shift extra to the north or to the south however inside the restrict of the forecast confidence cone,” added the climate bureau, referring to the cone-shaped monitor within the picture under.

Within the subsequent 24 hours, parts of Jap Visayas and Bicol could have vital rain from Opong. Past that interval, significantly extra areas — principally in Southern Luzon and Jap Visayas — could face rain starting from average to torrential. Floods and landslides are possible.

Wednesday night, September 25, to Thursday night, September 25

• Heavy to intense rain (100-200 millimeters): Northern Samar, Jap Samar
• Reasonable to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Sorsogon, Masbate, Samar

Thursday night, September 25, to Friday night, September 26

• Intense to torrential rain (above 200 mm): Sorsogon, Masbate, Northern Samar, Jap Samar
• Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Quezon, Marinduque, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Samar, Biliran
• Reasonable to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Metro Manila, Isabela, Aurora, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, Aklan, Capiz, Cebu, Southern Leyte, Leyte

Friday night, September 26, to Saturday night, September 27

• Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Metro Manila, Aurora, Bulacan, Pampanga, Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon, Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur
• Reasonable to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Cagayan, Isabela, Pangasinan, Quirino, Tarlac, Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate, Northern Samar

In the meantime, these are the areas beneath tropical cyclone wind indicators as of 11 pm on Wednesday:

Sign No. 2

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

• Northern Samar
• northern a part of Jap Samar (San Policarpo, Oras, Jipapad, Arteche)

Sign No. 1

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

• Quezon together with Polillo Islands
• Rizal
• Laguna
• southeastern a part of Batangas (Cuenca, Taysan, Lobo, Talisay, Padre Garcia, Agoncillo, San Pascual, Santo Tomas, Bauan, San Jose, San Luis, Lipa Metropolis, Ibaan, Tanauan Metropolis, Mabini, Mataasnakahoy, Alitagtag, Balete, Tingloy, San Juan, San Nicolas, Batangas Metropolis, Rosario, Santa Teresita, Taal, Malvar, Laurel)
• Marinduque
• Oriental Mindoro
• Romblon
• Camarines Norte
• Camarines Sur
• Catanduanes
• Albay
• Sorsogon
• Masbate together with Ticao Island and Burias Island
• Samar
• remainder of Jap Samar
• Biliran
• northern a part of Leyte (Barugo, San Miguel, Babatngon, Tacloban Metropolis, Calubian, Leyte, Capoocan, Carigara, Palo)

The best doable tropical cyclone wind sign as a result of Opong is Sign No. 4.

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

Thursday, September 25

• Ilocos Area, Batanes, Cagayan together with Babuyan Islands, Isabela, Zambales, Bataan, Zamboanga del Norte, most of Mimaropa, most of Visayas, most of Northern Mindanao, most of Caraga, most of Davao Area

Friday, September 26

• Batanes, Cagayan together with Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, most of Mimaropa, most of Visayas, most of Northern Mindanao, most of Caraga, most of Davao Area

The southwest monsoon is being enhanced by each Opong and Nando (Ragasa), which was downgraded from a brilliant hurricane to a hurricane outdoors PAR on Wednesday morning.

PAGASA issued an expanded storm surge warning for Opong at 8 pm on Wednesday, overlaying Quezon, Batangas, Marinduque, Romblon, Oriental Mindoro, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate, Northern Samar, Jap Samar, Samar, and Biliran.

There’s a average to excessive threat of “life-threatening” storm surges with peak heights reaching 1 to three meters in these provinces inside 48 hours. Verify the particular cities and municipalities right here.

On Thursday, average to tough seas will persist in these coastal waters:

• Jap seaboard of Northern Samar; northeastern seaboard of Jap Samar – waves as much as 3.5 meters excessive
• Jap seaboard of Dinagat Islands; remaining seaboard of Jap Samar – waves as much as 3 meters excessive
• Jap seaboards of Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, and Davao Oriental; northern seaboard of Northern Samar – waves as much as 2.5 meters excessive

The climate bureau suggested small vessels to take precautionary measures or keep away from crusing, if doable.

Opong is the Philippines’ fifteenth tropical cyclone for 2025, and the fifth for September. It entered PAR on Tuesday, September 23, round 11 hours after Nando’s exit.

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In the meantime, the southwest monsoon will proceed to carry scattered rain to Luzon, in addition to components of the Visayas and Mindanao, within the coming hours.

For the following three days, the next areas are nonetheless seen to get probably the most rain from the southwest monsoon:

Wednesday night, September 24, to Thursday night, September 25

• Reasonable to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro

Thursday night, September 25, to Friday night, September 26

• Reasonable to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Palawan, Vintage, Iloilo, Guimaras, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental

Friday night, September 26, to Saturday night, September 27

• Reasonable to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Palawan, Vintage, Aklan, Negros Occidental

– Rappler.com