The typhoon, along with the southwest monsoon, brought rain last night to Visayas and Mindanao and some areas in Bicol, southern Luzon, and Metro Manila, causing flooding.
Typhoon Ferdie is expected to exit the PAR this Saturday. However, the typhoon will continue to enhance the southwest monsoon, resulting in heavy rainfall in MIMAROPA or Region IV-B, Southern Luzon, Western Visayas (Region VI) including Negros Island, and Mindanao, especially its western part.
The wind speed of the typhoon is at 85 kilometers per hour, gusting up to 105 kilometers per hour, and is moving north-westward at a speed of 35 kilometers per hour.
In the next three days, heavy rain is expected which could lead to landslides and flooding in Visayas, Mindanao, and Southern Luzon.
Particularly affected by the heavy rain today are Mimaropa, Aklan, Antique, and the northern part of Palawan.
If the brewing weather disturbance in the east of the country develops into an LPA, heavy rainfall could affect large parts of Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao for the next six days.
Meanwhile, earlier this morning, two gates of the Magat Dam in Isabela were opened, releasing 860.44 centimeters of water. This affected several municipalities in Isabela.
PAGASA is also monitoring water levels in several areas, including the Bicol River in the Bicol Region and the Agno River in Pangasinan.
(Photos by PAGASA)
