Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services
Administration (PAGASA)

BUAYAN – MALUNGON RIVER BASIN FLOOD FORECASTING & WARNING CENTER

DOST – PAGASA BLDG., INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT COMPOUND,
BRGY. FATIMA, GENERAL SANTOS CITY 9500

FLOOD ADVISORY NO. 4 (FINAL)

BUAYAN - MALUNGON RIVER BASIN

DATE & TIME OF ISSUANCE 8:00 PM, 16 FEBRUARY 2023

FACTORS OF RAIN FALL LOCALIZED THUNDERSTORMS

AS OF 7:00 PM TODAY, THE WATER LEVELS OF MAIN BUAYAN AND MALUNGON RIVERS
CURRENT SITUATION OF
INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES, SECONDARY STREAMS AND CREEKS REMAINED AT NORMAL
RIVER WATER LEVEL STATUS.

DATE & TIME AS OF 7:00 PM, 16 FEBRUARY 2023

AVERAGE PAST 24 – HR
NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AMOUNT
BASIN OBSERVED
RAINFALL
FORECAST
ISOLATED LIGHT RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
24 – HR

AREAS OF CONCERN BUAYAN AND MALUNGON RIVERS INCLUDING MAJOR TRIBUTARIES PARTICULARLY
(WATERWAYS WHICH WILL NO TINAGACAN, LUMABAT, DOMOLOK, MAINIT, LILAN, MLANOB, TALIPARA, LINAO, LATIAN,
LONGER TO BE AFFECTED) MARIBULAN, TINAGACAN AND MATEO RIVERS

• ISOLATED LIGHT RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITIES WILL CONTINUE TO

OCCUR OVER THE CITY AND MUNICIPALITIES COVERED WITH BUAYAN – MALUNGON
RIVER BASIN AS WELL AS THE NEIGHBORING AREAS IN SOUTHERN MINDANAO.

• BASIN MAJOR HAZARDS SUCH AS FLASH FLOODS, RAIN – INDUCED LANDSLIDES AND
URBAN FLOODING REMAIN LESS LIKELY, EXCEPT THE CIRCUMSTANCES DURING /
AFTER THE REOCCURRENCE OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS ARISING FROM SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS.

• MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL STILL AFFECT AT COASTAL AREAS OF GENERAL

SANTOS CITY AND ALABEL INCLUDING POSSIBLY THE ADJACENT TOWNS ALONG
SARANGANI BAY, DUE TO HIGH TIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TIME IN THE
AWARENESS INFORMATION / NEXT FEW DAYS.
ADVISORY
• THE PUBLIC AND THE LOCAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT COUNCILS
(LDRRMCs) WITHIN THE BASIN ARE STILL ADVISED TO REMAIN VIGILANT AND ALWAYS
MAINTAIN THEIR PREPAREDNESS AND MITIGATING ACTIVITIES FOR POSSIBLE HAZARDS
MENTIONED ABOVE THAT MAY OCCUR WITHIN THEIR AREA OF CONCERN. AND TO
CONTINUE MONITORING FOR UPDATES PARTICULARLY THUNDERSTORM / RAINFALL
ADVISORIES ISSUED BY MINDANAO PAGASA REGIONAL SERVICES DIVISION (MPRSD)
AND OTHER ISSUED WEATHER / HYDROLOGICAL INFORMATION, ADVISORIES AND
BULLETINS OF DOST – PAGASA.

• WITH THE IMPROVING HYDROLOGICAL AND WEATHER CONDITIONS WITHIN THE BASIN,
THIS IS THE FINAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR BUAYAN - MALUNGON RIVER BASIN.

PREPARED BY BMRBFFWC – JLA

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