At 4:00 AM today, the center of the eye of Typhoon Bising was located based on all available data at 395 km East of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan.
It is moving North Northwestward at 15 km/h with maximum sustained winds of 175 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 215 km/h.
Tropical cyclone winds of at least strong breeze to near gale in strength extend outward up to 440 km from the center of the typhoon. Destructive typhoon-force winds extend outward up to 90 km from the center of the typhoon.
In the next 24 hours, the northeasterly wind flow enhanced by the typhoon will also bring strong breeze to near gale conditions with higher gusts over the coastal and mountainous areas of Northern Luzon that are not under any Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal.
In the next 24 hours, under the influence of Typhoon “BISING” and an enhanced northeasterly wind flow, the following sea conditions will be experienced over the coastal waters of the country.
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Rough to high seas will be experienced over the northern and eastern seaboards of Luzon (2.5 to 9.0 m). Sea travel is risky for all types of seacrafts over these waters.
Rough to very rough seas over the western seaboards of Northern Luzon (2.8 to 4.5 m) and the northern and eastern seaboards of Northern Samar (2.5 to 4.5 m). Sea travel is risky for small seacrafts over these waters. Mariners without the proper experience should immediately seek safe harbor.
Moderate to rough seas over the western seaboard of Central Luzon, the remaining eastern seaboard of Eastern Visayas. and the eastern seaboard of Mindanao (1.5 to 3.0 m). Mariners of small seacrafts are advised not to venture out over these waters. Inexperienced mariners of these vessels should avoid navigating in these conditions.
Bising is forecast to gradually weaken throughout the remainder of the forecast period. The typhoon will likely be downgraded to severe tropical storm category by Saturday and tropical storm category by Sunday.