Hours after the exit of Tremendous Hurricane Nando (Ragasa) from the Philippine Space of Accountability on Tuesday, September 23, Tropical Despair Opong enters
MANILA, Philippines – The tropical melancholy being monitored by the climate bureau entered the Philippine Space of Accountability (PAR) at 4 pm on Tuesday, September 23.
It was given the native title Opong, because the Philippines’ fifteenth tropical cyclone for 2025. Additionally it is the fifth tropical cyclone for September, getting into PAR on the identical day that Tremendous Hurricane Nando (Ragasa) left.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Providers Administration (PAGASA) stated Opong was positioned 1,045 kilometers east of northeastern Mindanao as of 4 pm, transferring west southwest at solely 10 kilometers per hour (km/h).
The tropical melancholy has most sustained winds of 55 km/h and gustiness of as much as 70 km/h. It’s more likely to intensify because it strikes over the Philippine Sea, presumably strengthening right into a tropical storm within the coming hours, then right into a extreme tropical storm on Thursday, September 25.
Opong stays removed from land, so it’s not but bringing rain. Right here is PAGASA’s preliminary rainfall outlook for the tropical melancholy, starting with Wednesday afternoon, September 24:
Wednesday afternoon, September 24, to Thursday afternoon, September 25
- Average to heavy rain (50-100 millimeters): Jap Samar
Thursday afternoon, September 25, to Friday afternoon, September 26
- Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Northern Samar, Samar, Jap Samar
- Average to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Laguna, Batangas, Quezon, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Masbate, Aklan, Capiz, Cebu, Bohol, Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Dinagat Islands
Sturdy winds are additionally anticipated from Opong. PAGASA may elevate Sign No. 1 in Jap Visayas and Bicol as early as Wednesday, to offer these areas 36 hours to organize.
The best doable tropical cyclone wind sign because of Opong is Sign No. 3.
The southwest monsoon or habagat and the doable easterlies or heat winds from the Pacific Ocean, enhanced by each Nando and Opong, can even deliver robust to gale-force gusts to those areas:
Wednesday, September 24
- most of Luzon, Western Visayas, Surigao del Norte, Dinagat Islands
Thursday, September 25
- Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, Palawan, Siquijor, Camiguin, Surigao del Norte, Dinagat Islands, Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur, Davao Occidental
Friday, September 26
- Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, Siquijor, Northern Mindanao, Caraga, Davao Area
PAGASA added that it could difficulty storm surge warnings for low-lying coastal areas of Southern Luzon and Jap Visayas beginning Wednesday or Thursday.
In the meantime, the seaboards of Jap Visayas and northeastern Mindanao may very well be average to tough starting Thursday afternoon.
Based mostly on Opong’s preliminary forecast observe, it could move near or make landfall in Northern Samar early Friday morning, September 26, then proceed to cross Southern Luzon till Friday night or early Saturday morning, September 27.
Opong may exit PAR on Saturday.
As for Nando, it continues to have an effect on components of Northern Luzon although it left PAR at 4:50 am on Tuesday.
The tremendous storm was final noticed 540 kilometers west of Basco, Batanes, at 4 pm. It’s nonetheless transferring west northwest at 20 km/h, heading for China, the place it may make landfall on Wednesday night or early Thursday morning.
Nando maintained its energy, with most sustained winds of 185 km/h and gustiness of as much as 230 km/h.
It had made landfall in Panuitan Island, Cagayan, whereas at its peak depth of 215 km/h on Monday, September 22. Depth refers to most sustained winds.
PAGASA lifted Sign No. 2 on Tuesday afternoon, however Sign No. 1 stays in impact for a lot of Northern Luzon because of Nando’s dimension or “massive wind area.”
- Batanes
- Cagayan
- northern a part of Isabela (San Manuel, Roxas, Mallig, Quezon, Santa Maria, Cabagan, Santo Tomas, Delfin Albano, Quirino, Tumauini, San Pablo, Maconacon)
- Apayao
- Abra
- Kalinga
- Mountain Province
- Ifugao
- Benguet
- Ilocos Norte
- Ilocos Sur
- La Union
- northwestern a part of Pangasinan (Bolinao, Anda, Agno, Dasol, Sual, Burgos, Alaminos Metropolis, Bani, Mabini)
Sign No. 5 was the very best tropical cyclone wind sign raised because of Nando.
Additionally on Tuesday afternoon, the climate bureau lifted its storm surge warning.
Sea circumstances are likewise bettering as Nando strikes away, however varied seaboards stay unsafe for journey.
As much as very tough seas (journey is dangerous for all vessels)
- Seaboards of Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Norte, and Ilocos Sur – waves as much as 4.5 meters excessive
As much as tough seas (small vessels mustn’t enterprise out to sea)
- Seaboard of Zambales – waves as much as 4 meters excessive
- Jap seaboard of mainland Cagayan; western seaboard of Bataan; seaboard of Lubang Island – waves as much as 3.5 meters excessive
- Western seaboard of Occidental Mindoro, Batangas, and northern mainland Palawan; seaboards of Isabela and Kalayaan Islands; northern and western seaboards of Calamian 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 doable)
- Northern seaboard of mainland Cagayan; remaining western seaboard of mainland Palawan – waves as much as 2.5 meters excessive
- Southern seaboard of Bataan; western seaboard of Cavite; remaining seaboard of Palawan together with Cuyo and Cagayancillo Islands – waves as much as 2 meters excessive
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PAGASA additionally warned the general public that rain from the improved southwest monsoon will persist within the coming days. The next provinces may see essentially the most rainfall:
Tuesday afternoon, September 23, to Wednesday afternoon, September 24
- Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Zambales, Bataan
- Average to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Benguet, Tarlac, Pampanga, Occidental Mindoro
Wednesday afternoon, September 24, to Thursday afternoon, September 25
- Average to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Occidental Mindoro
Thursday afternoon, September 25, to Friday afternoon, September 26
- Average to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Palawan, Vintage, Iloilo, Guimaras, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Siquijor
Different areas in Luzon not listed above, together with Metro Manila, will proceed to have scattered rain and thunderstorms on Tuesday night, whereas the Visayas and the Zamboanga Peninsula may see remoted rain showers or thunderstorms, nonetheless because of the southwest monsoon. – Rappler.com
