Uwan strengthens into hurricane, enters PAR

Hurricane Uwan (Fung-wong) is the Philippines’ twenty first tropical cyclone for 2025, and the second for November, getting into the Philippine Space of Duty lower than 48 hours after the exit of the lethal Hurricane Tino (Kalmaegi)

MANILA, Philippines – Uwan (Fung-wong) intensified from a extreme tropical storm right into a hurricane at 8 pm on Friday, November 7, then entered the Philippine Space of Duty (PAR) at 10 pm.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Companies Administration (PAGASA) mentioned in its 11 pm bulletin on Friday that Uwan was positioned 1,045 kilometers east of Japanese Visayas as of 10 pm.

The hurricane barely slowed down, shifting west northwest at 20 kilometers per hour from 25 km/h.

It now has most sustained winds of 120 km/h from the earlier 110 km/h, whereas its gustiness jumped to 150 km/h from 135 km/h.

Uwan remains to be projected to strengthen into an excellent hurricane on Saturday night, November 8, or Sunday morning, November 9. Below PAGASA’s classification, an excellent hurricane has most sustained winds of 185 km/h or above.

Uwan will set off reasonable to torrential rain in Luzon and components of the Visayas beginning Saturday, with widespread flooding and landslides anticipated.

Saturday night, November 8, to Sunday night, November 9

• Intense to torrential rain (above 200 millimeters): Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay
• Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Aurora, Quezon, Sorsogon, Masbate, Northern Samar, Samar, Japanese Samar
• Average to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Abra, Benguet, Pangasinan, Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, Marinduque, Romblon, Biliran, Leyte

Sunday night, November 9, to Monday night, November 10

• Intense to torrential rain (above 200 mm): Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Apayao, Kalinga, Abra, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Zambales, Tarlac, Pangasinan
• Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Metro Manila, Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon, Occidental Mindoro
• Average to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Batanes, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Aklan, Vintage

To offer an early warning on winds from the hurricane, extra areas had been positioned below Sign No. 1 as of 11 pm on Friday. Right here is the newest listing:

• jap a part of Isabela (Divilacan, Palanan, Dinapigue, San Mariano, San Guillermo, Echague, Jones, San Agustin)
• jap and southern components of Quirino (Maddela, Nagtipunan)
• southeastern a part of Nueva Vizcaya (Alfonso Castañeda)
• Aurora
• southeastern a part of Rizal (Tanay, Pililla, Jala-Jala)
• jap a part of Laguna (Luisiana, Mabitac, Liliw, Majayjay, Paete, Pagsanjan, Rizal, Pangil, Santa Maria, Siniloan, Nagcarlan, Cavinti, Kalayaan, Lumban, Magdalena, Victoria, Pakil, Santa Cruz, Pila, Famy)
• jap and southern components of Quezon (Tagkawayan, Guinayangan, Calauag, Lopez, Buenavista, Catanauan, Mulanay, San Narciso, San Andres, San Francisco, Pitogo, Lucena Metropolis, Pagbilao, Infanta, Unisan, Basic Luna, Plaridel, Quezon, Alabat, Lucban, Sampaloc, Padre Burgos, Tayabas Metropolis, Macalelon, Mauban, Basic Nakar, Perez, Agdangan, Gumaca, Atimonan, Actual, Sariaya, Candelaria) together with Polillo Islands
• Romblon
• Marinduque
• Camarines Norte
• Camarines Sur
• Albay
• Catanduanes
• Sorsogon
• Masbate together with Ticao Island and Burias Island
• Northern Samar
• Japanese Samar
• Samar
• Biliran
• Leyte
• Southern Leyte
• northern and central components of Cebu Cebu (Medellin, Daanbantayan, Bogo Metropolis, Tabogon, San Remigio, Tabuelan, Borbon, Sogod, Tuburan, Catmon, Carmen, Danao Metropolis, Compostela, Liloan, Consolacion, Lapu-Lapu Metropolis, Mandaue Metropolis, Cordova, Asturias, Cebu Metropolis, Balamban, Talisay Metropolis, Toledo Metropolis, Minglanilla) together with Bantayan and Camotes Islands
• northeastern a part of Bohol (Getafe, Talibon, Buenavista, Trinidad, San Miguel, Ubay, Alicia, Mabini, Bien Unido, President Carlos P. Garcia)
• northern a part of Negros Occidental (Escalante Metropolis, Toboso, Sagay Metropolis, Cadiz Metropolis, Calatrava, Manapla, Victorias Metropolis, Enrique B. Magalona, Silay Metropolis, Talisay Metropolis)
• northern a part of Iloilo (Carles, Estancia, Balasan, San Dionisio, Concepcion, Batad, Sara, Ajuy, Barotac Viejo, San Rafael, Lemery)
• northeastern and western components of Capiz (President Roxas, Pilar, Panay, Pontevedra, Ma-ayon, Cuartero, Dumarao, Dao, Panitan, Roxas Metropolis, Ivisan, Sigma, Sapi-an, Mambusao, Dumalag, Jamindan)
• Aklan
• Dinagat Islands
• Surigao del Norte

The best tropical cyclone wind sign more likely to be raised attributable to Uwan is Sign No. 5.

Through the weekend, Uwan may deliver occasional gusts even to areas not below wind alerts in Palawan, the Visayas, and Mindanao.

As well as, PAGASA issued its first storm surge warning for Uwan at 8 pm on Friday, saying that there’s a excessive threat of “life-threatening and damaging” storm surges with peak heights exceeding 3 meters in Quezon together with Polillo Islands, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, and Sorsogon inside 48 hours. Examine the particular cities and municipalities right here.

Uwan remains to be seen to make landfall within the southern portion of Isabela or the northern portion of Aurora late Sunday night or early Monday morning, November 10, whereas at or close to its peak depth.

“After landfall, Uwan will traverse the mountainous terrain of Northern Luzon and emerge over the West Philippine Sea on Monday morning or afternoon,” PAGASA mentioned.

The climate bureau added that Uwan could weaken because it hits land, however it’s more likely to stay a hurricane whereas crossing Northern Luzon and the West Philippine Sea.

PAGASA maintained its forecast for sea situations within the subsequent 24 hours.

As much as very tough seas (journey is dangerous for all vessels)

• Northern and jap seaboards of Catanduanes; jap seaboard of Northern Samar – waves as much as 5 meters excessive
• Northern seaboards of Camarines Sur and Northern Samar; jap seaboards of Albay, Sorsogon, and Japanese Samar – waves as much as 4.5 meters excessive

As much as tough seas (small vessels shouldn’t enterprise out to sea)

• Seaboard of Isabela; jap seaboards of mainland Cagayan, Dinagat Islands, and Siargao Island and Bucas Grande Island; northern and jap seaboards of Polillo Islands – waves as much as 4 meters excessive
• Seaboards of Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Sur, Aurora, and northern mainland Quezon; jap seaboards of Camarines Sur and Surigao del Sur; western seaboard of Pangasinan; remaining seaboards of Catanduanes – waves as much as 3.5 meters excessive
• Northern seaboard of mainland Cagayan; jap seaboard of Davao Oriental; remaining seaboard of Ilocos Area – waves as much as 3 meters excessive

As much as reasonable to tough seas (small vessels ought to take precautionary measures or keep away from crusing, if potential)

• Southern seaboard of Samar; jap seaboards of Leyte, Southern Leyte, and Davao Occidental; northern and western seaboards of Dinagat Islands; remaining seaboard of Japanese Samar – waves as much as 2.5 meters excessive
• Seaboards of Zambales, Marinduque, Kalayaan Islands, Vintage, Biliran, Zamboanga del Norte, and Sarangani; western seaboards of Lubang Islands and Calamian Islands; western and southern seaboards of Negros Oriental; southwestern seaboard of Negros Occidental; northern seaboards of Romblon and Leyte; remaining seaboards of Bicol, Quezon, Northern Samar, Samar, and Caraga – waves as much as 2 meters excessive

Uwan is the Philippines’ twenty first tropical cyclone for 2025, and the second for November. Its entry into PAR comes lower than 48 hours after the exit of Hurricane Tino (Kalmaegi), which is the nation’s deadliest tropical cyclone this yr, up to now.

PAGASA expects two or three tropical cyclones to type inside or enter PAR in November.

On Friday night, Batanes and Cagayan could have remoted gentle rain from the northeast monsoon or amihan, whereas the remainder of the nation will proceed to have usually honest climate, with simply remoted rain showers or thunderstorms. – Rappler.com

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