According to the latest storm information from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, at 4:00 p.m. on October 18 (local time), the center of storm Fengshen was at about 12.9 degrees North latitude - 124.2 degrees East longitude, in the coastal waters of Gubat, Sorsogon.
The strongest wind near the center of the storm reached 65 km/h, gusting up to 90 km/h. The storm moved slowly in the West towards the East Sea.
The storm is forecast to continue moving west-northwest over the mainland or coastal waters of Bicol until early tomorrow morning, October 19.
The storm will then pass near or over the Polillo Islands before making landfall in the vicinity of Aurora.
Due to its location near the sea and no major mountain range in the Bicol region, the likelihood of the storm intensifying before making landfall in Aurora in the next 24 hours is high, the report added.
The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting predicts that on the evening of October 19, the storm will move to the eastern sea of the North East Sea, becoming the 12th storm of the 2025 storm season. The storm is likely to strengthen, level 9, gusting to level 11. Rough seas. Waves are 2.5-3.5m high.
By the evening of October 20, storm No. 12 Fengshen was in the eastern sea area of the North East Sea, about 410km east-northeast of the Hoang Sa area. The storm is likely to strengthen, level 9-10, gusting to level 13.
From October 19, the eastern sea area of the North East Sea will have winds gradually increasing to level 6-7; the area near the storm center will have strong winds of level 8-9, gusts of level 11, waves of 2.5-5.0m high. The sea is very rough.
Around October 20-22, the North East Sea area (including Hoang Sa special zone) is likely to be affected by strong winds of level 10-11, gusting to level 13.
All ships operating in the above areas are at high risk of being affected by strong winds and large waves.
People and tourists planning to visit these coastal areas or areas where storms pass through should pay attention to weather forecasts. Tuan follows local instructions to avoid dangerous storms.
