Super Typhoon Bavi may enter PAR Tuesday evening; Wind Signal No. 3 likely hoisted in some areas- PAGASA

Super Typhoon Bavi (international name) may enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) as early as Tuesday evening, prompting the hoisting of Storm Wind Signal No. 3 in some areas, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Tuesday.

“Super Bavi is forecast to move generally west-northwestward and will enter PAR between this evening and tomorrow early morning,” PAGASA said in its 11:00 a.m. tropical cyclone advisory.

Once Bavi enters PAR, it will be assigned the local name Inday, the country’s ninth tropical cyclone of 2026.

As of 10:00 a.m., the super typhoon was last located 1,845 kilometers east of Central Luzon. It slightly weakened, packing maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts of up to 230 kph.

Although Bavi is not expected to make landfall in any part of the country, PAGASA said the intensity and the extent of its strong winds may still prompt the hoisting of storm wind signals, with the highest expected to range between Signal No. 2 and Signal No. 3 in several areas.

Storm wind signals may be raised over parts of Southern Luzon and the Visayas due to the uncertainty surrounding the extent of the super typhoon’s strong winds.

Strong to gale-force wind gusts are already expected to be experienced  across most of Mindanao on Tuesday due to Bavi’s periphery and the effects of the enhanced southwest monsoon, PAGASA said. These conditions are expected to affect more areas in the coming days.

As for Bavi’s forecast track, the super typhoon is expected to move generally northwestward toward the Ryukyu Islands and maintain its strength as it approaches PAR.

It is then expected to gradually weaken as it moves near Extreme Northern Luzon while approaching eastern Taiwan.

PAGASA continues to remind the public and local disaster risk reduction and management offices to monitor updates regarding the tropical cyclone. — Edg Adrian A. Eva