Bising (Danas) strengthened from a severe tropical storm into a typhoon at 8 am on Sunday, July 6, while still lingering right outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).

In an advisory issued at 11 am, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Bising now has maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour from the previous 110 km/h. Its gustiness is now up to 150 km/h from 135 km/h.

The typhoon was last spotted 385 kilometers west northwest of Itbayat, Batanes, at 10 am. It is moving north northeast toward PAR at just 10 km/h.

Batanes and Babuyan Islands still have scattered rain and thunderstorms from the trough or extension of Bising.

PAGASA also issued another gale warning for the northern seaboard of Northern Luzon, particularly Batanes, at 5 am on Sunday. These are the sea conditions in the next 24 hours:

Up to very rough seas (travel is risky for all vessels) Seaboard of Batanes; western seaboard of Babuyan Islands – waves up to 4.5 meters high

Up to rough seas (small vessels should not venture out to sea) Western seaboard of Ilocos Norte – waves up to 3.5 meters high

Up to moderate seas (small vessels should take precautionary measures or avoid sailing, if possible) Northwestern seaboard of Ilocos Sur; remaining seaboards of Ilocos Norte – waves up to 2.5 meters high Western seaboards of La Union, Pangasinan, and Zambales; remaining seaboard of Ilocos Sur – waves up to 2 meters high