Tropical Cyclone Alert : Typhoon Kiyapo (NOUL)
“KIYAPO” MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH WHILE MOVING TOWARDS SOUTHERN CHINA.
Location of eye/center : The center of Typhoon KIYAPO was estimated based on all available data at at 465 km West of Basco, Batanes (21.1, 117.4).
Strength : Maximum winds of 120 kph near the centerand gustiness of up to 150 kph.
Forecast movement : Forecast to move Northwestward at 25 kph
Forecast position :
Jul 25, 2026 08:00 PM - 610 km West Northwest of Itbayat, Batanes (OUTSIDE PAR)
Jul 26, 2026 08:00 AM - 785 km West Northwest of Itbayat, Batanes (OUTSIDE PAR)
Jul 26, 2026 08:00 PM - 910 km West Northwest of Extreme Northern Luzon (OUTSIDE PAR)
Jul 27, 2026 08:00 AM - 1,070 km Northwest of Extreme Northern Luzon (OUTSIDE PAR)
Jul 27, 2026 08:00 PM - 1,275 km Northwest of Extreme Northern Luzon (OUTSIDE PAR)
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND AREAS
Heavy Rainfall Outlook
Refer to Weather Advisory No. 17 issued at 11:00 AM today for the heavy rainfall outlook due to the Southwest Monsoon.
Severe Winds
The Southwest Monsoon and the periphery of KIYAPO will bring strong to gale-force gusts over the following areas (especially in coastal and upland areas exposed to winds):
Today: Most of Luzon, Western Visayas, Negros Island Region, Northern Samar, Zamboanga del Norte, and Davao Oriental.
Tomorrow (26 July): Batanes, Cagayan, Ilocos Region, Zambales, Bataan, Quezon, and MIMAROPA.
Monday (27 July): La Union, Pangasinan, Zambales, Lubang Islands, and Kalayaan Islands
HAZARDS AFFECTING COASTAL WATERS
24-Hour Sea Condition Outlook
Up to rough seas over the following coastal waters:
Up to 3.5 m: The seaboard of Batanes.
Up to 3.0 m: The seaboard of Babuyan Islands; the northern seaboard of Ilocos Norte; the northeastern seaboard of mainland Cagayan.
Mariners of small seacrafts, including all types of motorbancas, are advised not to venture out to sea under these conditions, especially if inexperienced of operating ill-equipped vessels.
Up to moderate to rough seas over the following coastal waters:
Up to 2.5 m: The northern seaboards of Isabela and Ilocos Sur; the western seaboard of Kalayaan Islands; the remaining seaboards of mainland Cagayan and Ilocos Norte.
Up to 2.0 m: The seaboard of Zambales; the northern seaboard of La Union; the western seaboards of Pangasinan, Bataan, Calamian Islands, and Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Islands; the eastern seaboard of Davao Oriental; the remaining seaboards of Isabela, Ilocos Sur, and Kalayaan Islands.
Mariners of motorbancas and similarly sized vessels are advised to take precautionary measures while venturing out to sea and, if possible, avoid navigation under these conditions.
Other coastal waters have forecast wave heights of less than 2.0 m.
TRACK AND INTENSITY OUTLOOK
KIYAPO is forecast to move generally northwestward until tomorrow (26 July) towards southern mainland China before turning north northwestward. Due to favorable environment conditions, KIYAPO will continue to strengthen in the next 12 hours, prior to its landfall. Afterwards, KIYAPO is expected to weaken rapidly as it moves further inland over mainland China.
Varoitus voimassa la klo 5:48 - la klo 18:48
