Bising enters the Philippine Area Responsibility (PAR) and intensifies into a typhoon, Pagasa said on its recent weather bulletin, April 16.
“BISING” is currently not directly causing severe weather over any portion of the country. It is likely that the winds and heavy rains associated with this tropical cyclone will begin affecting portions of Eastern Visayas and Bicol Region beginning on Sunday.
Based on available data, Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal #1 may be raised over some localities in Northern Samar and Eastern Samar as early as tonight in anticipation of the onset of strong breeze to near gale conditions associated with “BISING.”
In the next 24 hours, “BISING” will bring rough to very rough seas (2.8 to 4.5 m) over the eastern seaboards of Visayas and Mindanao. Mariners of small seacrafts are advised to take precautionary measures when venturing out to sea.
“BISING” entered the PAR at 6:20 AM today. On the forecast track, Typhoon “BISING” will move generally west-northwestward until Monday. Afterwards, it is forecast to turn northeastward. “BISING” is less likely to make landfall in any part of the country.
At 8:00 AM today, “BISING” intensified into Typhoon category. Over the next three days, “BISING” is forecast to steadily intensify.
At 10:00 AM today, the center of the eye of Typhoon “BISING” was located based on all available data at 960 km East of Surigao City, Surigao del Norte.
It is moving West Northwestward at 15 km/h with maximum sustained winds of 130 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 160 km/h.
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Typhoon Bising Forecast Position
- 24 Hour(Tomorrow morning): 615 km East of Surigao City, Surigao del Norte(10.2°N, 131.1°E)
- 48 Hour(Sunday morning):355 km East of Catarman, Northern Samar( 12.3°N, 127.9°E)
- 72 Hour(Monday morning): 265 km East of Virac, Catanduanes( 13.6°N, 126.7°E)
- 96 Hour(Tuesday morning):610 km East of Infanta, Quezon( 15.2°N, 127.3°E)
- 120 Hour(Wednesday morning):575 km East of Casiguran, Aurora( 16.7°N, 127.5°E)
No Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal is raised at this time.
In February, the first Tropical Storm of 2021 entered the Philippines and it was named Auring.