Under present weather conditions, At 3:00 PM today, the center of Typhoon "BISING" {DANAS} was estimated based on all available data at 335 km West Northwest of Itbayat, Batanes (Outside PAR) (22.2°N, 119.0°E) with maximum sustained winds of 130 km/h and gustiness of up to 160 km/h. It is moving Northeastward at 15 km/h. Southwest Monsoon affecting the rest of the country. The 12-hour rainfall forecast is scattered rains and thunderstorms. WATERCOURSES LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED : + **Apayao** - Rivers and its tributaries particularly Upper Abulug and Upper Pamplona. + **Benguet** - Rivers and its tributaries particularly Upper Bauang. + **Ifugao** - All rivers and its tributaries + **Mountain Province** - All rivers and its tributaries + **Abra** - Rivers and its tributaries particularly Upper Abra, Tineg and Ikmin. + **Kalinga** - All rivers and its tributaries People living near the mountain slopes and in the low lying areas of the above mentioned river systems and the **Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils** concerned still advised to take necessary precautionary measures.
