Kabayan to bring heavy rain over east Visayas, Mindanao

Tropical Depression Kabayan would bring heavy rain over eastern Visayas and Mindanao provinces, with Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) 1 still raised over 16 areas, the state weather bureau announced Sunday afternoon.

According to Tropical Cyclone Bulletin 4 issued by PAGASA at 2 p.m. on Sunday, the following areas would experience 39 to 61 kilometers per hour winds or intermittent rains within 36 hours:

• The southern portion of Samar (Basey, Santa Rita, Marabut, Talalora, Villareal, Pinabacdao),
• the southern portion of Eastern Samar (Maydolong, City of Borongan, Quinapondan, Guiuan, Lawaan, Balangiga, Llorente, Giporlos, Salcedo, Balangkayan, General Macarthur, Hernani, Mercedes),
• Leyte,
• Southern Leyte,
• Bohol, and
• Camotes Islands
• Dinagat Islands,
• Surigao del Norte,
• Surigao del Sur,
• Agusan del Norte,
• Agusan del Sur,
• the northern portion of Davao Oriental (Cateel, Boston, Baganga),
• the northern portion of Davao de Oro (Monkayo, Laak),
• Misamis Oriental,
• Camiguin, and
• the northern portion of Bukidnon (Impasug-Ong, Malitbog, Manolo Fortich, Sumilao, Libona, Baungon, Cabanglasan, City of Malaybalay)

PAGASA also reported a heavy rainfall outlook over the Caraga, Eastern Visayas, Davao, and Northern Mindanao Regions from Sunday to Monday afternoon.

Kabayan, meanwhile, maintained its strength with maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 70 kilometers per hour.

Kabayan was 440 kilometers east of Davao City, Davao del Sur and was moving slowly north-northwestwards. 

PAGASA said additional provinces in the Visayas and Mindanao may be placed under TCWS 1 in the next bulletin, with the surge of the northeast monsoon expected to bring gusty conditions in coastal and upland or mountainous areas in the next two days.

“For the remainder of tomorrow and into early morning of Tuesday, Kabayan will move across the Sulu Sea south of Cuyo Islands,” PAGASA said.

“The tropical cyclone is forecast to make another landfall over central or southern Palawan as a tropical depression by Tuesday morning, then emerge over the Philippine Sea by noon or early afternoon of the same day,” it added. — DVM, GMA Integrated News