25/09/2025
🚨 TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN #11
Severe Tropical Storm (Bualoi)
Issued: 5:00 PM • Sept. 25, 2025
(Valid until 8:00 PM)
🌪️ Opong maintains its strength while moving westward over the Philippine Sea.
📍 Location (4PM):
195 km ENE of Guiuan, Eastern Samar / 225 km East of Borongan City
💨 Intensity: 110 km/h winds, gusts up to 135 km/h
➡️ Movement: West at 15 km/h
⚠️ Areas under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals (TCWS):
🔴 Signal #3 (Storm-force winds | 18 hrs):
• Sorsogon, N. Masbate incl. Ticao & Burias Is.
• N. Samar, N. Eastern Samar, N. Samar
🟠 Signal #2 (Gale-force winds | 24 hrs):
• Parts of Quezon, Batangas, CamNorte, CamSur, Albay, Catanduanes, Masbate, Marinduque, Romblon, Or. Mindoro
• Biliran, parts of Samar, Leyte, Eastern Samar
🟡 Signal #1 (Strong winds | 36 hrs):
• Metro Manila, CALABARZON, Central Luzon, Pangasinan, La Union, Benguet, Nueva Vizcaya, Isabela (parts), Palawan, Calamian & Cuyo Islands, N. Cebu incl. Bantayan & Camotes, N. Negros Occidental, N. Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, Antique (parts), Dinagat, Siargao
🌧️ Other Hazards:
• Heavy rains & storm surge (3.0m+) possible in low-lying coastal areas of Metro Manila, Bicol, Samar, Leyte, Cebu, Mindoro, Romblon, Marinduque.
• Very rough seas (up to 11m) – Sea travel is risky for all vessels.
🛑 PAGASA Warning: Opong may reach typhoon category before landfall over N. Samar or N. Eastern Samar early tomorrow (Sept 26), then cross Bicol & Southern Luzon before emerging over the West Philippine Sea.
📌 Stay alert. Follow local authorities. Evacuate if advised. Next bulletin at 8:00 PM.
Source: DOST-PAGASA