Uwan nears tremendous hurricane class whereas approaching Catanduanes

Hurricane Uwan (Fung-wong) already has most sustained winds of 175 km/h as of 5 am on Sunday, November 9. A brilliant hurricane is classed as having most sustained winds of 185 km/h or above.

MANILA, Philippines – Fast intensification persevered for Hurricane Uwan (Fung-wong) because it approached Catanduanes within the early hours of Sunday, November 9.

From 155 kilometers per hour at 11 pm on Saturday, November 8, Uwan’s most sustained winds elevated to 165 km/h at 2 am on Sunday then 175 km/h as of 5 am, based on the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Companies Administration (PAGASA). The hurricane’s gustiness is now as much as 215 km/h.

It could change into an excellent hurricane shortly, if its most sustained winds hit 185 km/h or above.

Uwan was final noticed 195 kilometers east of Virac, Catanduanes, at 4 am. It’s nonetheless transferring west northwest at a comparatively quick 35 km/h.

The hurricane continues to be anticipated to move near Catanduanes on Sunday morning, then make landfall in Aurora whereas at or close to its peak depth on Sunday night or early Monday morning, November 10.

However PAGASA is just not ruling out an preliminary landfall in Catanduanes, or Uwan’s eyewall presumably affecting the province even with out landfall there. The eyewall of a tropical cyclone, surrounding the attention or heart, has the strongest winds and heaviest rainfall.

Uwan is seen to cross the mountainous terrain of Northern Luzon after hitting Aurora, then emerge over the Lingayen Gulf or the coastal waters of Pangasinan or La Union on Monday morning. The climate bureau mentioned Uwan could weaken over landmass, however it’s prone to stay a hurricane.

The next areas are below tropical cyclone wind alerts as of 5 am on Sunday:

Sign No. 4

Hurricane-force winds (118 to 184 km/h), vital to extreme risk to life and property

• Polillo Islands
• jap and central elements of Camarines Norte (Mercedes, Daet, Talisay, Vinzons, Capalonga, Labo, Paracale, Jose Panganiban, San Vicente, San Lorenzo Ruiz, Basud)
• jap a part of Camarines Sur (Sagñay, Tigaon, Goa, Calabanga, Tinambac, Siruma, Lagonoy, Garchitorena, San Jose, Presentacion, Caramoan, Cabusao)
• Catanduanes
• jap a part of Albay (Rapu-Rapu, Bacacay, Tabaco Metropolis, Malilipot, Malinao, Tiwi)

Sign No. 3

Storm-force winds (89 to 117 km/h), reasonable to vital risk to life and property

• southern a part of mainland Cagayan (Tuao, Enrile, Solana, Tuguegarao Metropolis, Peñablanca, Iguig)
• Isabela
• Quirino
• Nueva Vizcaya
• Kalinga
• southern a part of Abra (Malibcong, Daguioman, Manabo, Luba, Boliney, Sallapadan, Bucloc, Tubo, Villaviciosa, Licuan-Baay, Pilar, San Isidro, Bucay)
• Mountain Province
• Ifugao
• Benguet
• central and southern elements of Ilocos Sur (Candon Metropolis, Gregorio del Pilar, San Esteban, Banayoyo, Cervantes, Burgos, Santa Lucia, Santiago, Lidlidda, Nagbukel, Suyo, Sigay, Galimuyod, Quirino, San Emilio, Alilem, Sugpon, Tagudin, Santa Cruz, Santa Maria, Narvacan, Salcedo)
• La Union
• Pangasinan
• Zambales
• Bataan
• Tarlac
• Pampanga
• Nueva Ecija
• Bulacan
• Aurora
• Metro Manila
• Cavite
• jap a part of Batangas (Padre Garcia, Santo Tomas, Lipa Metropolis, Tanauan Metropolis, Mataas Na Kahoy, Balete, San Juan, Rosario, Malvar, Talisay, San Nicolas, Laurel)
• Laguna
• Rizal
• remainder of Quezon
• remainder of Camarines Norte
• remainder of Camarines Sur
• remainder of Albay
• Sorsogon
• Ticao Island and Burias Island
• Northern Samar
• northern a part of Japanese Samar (Jipapad, Arteche, San Policarpo, Oras, Dolores, Maslog)
• northern a part of Samar (Calbayog Metropolis, Matuguinao, Gandara, Santa Margarita)

Sign No. 2

Gale-force winds (62 to 88 km/h), minor to reasonable risk to life and property

• remainder of Cagayan together with Babuyan Islands
• Apayao
• remainder of Abra
• Ilocos Norte
• remainder of Ilocos Sur
• remainder of Batangas
• northern and central elements of Occidental Mindoro (Abra de Ilog, Paluan, Sablayan, Santa Cruz, Mamburao) together with Lubang Islands
• northern and central elements of Oriental Mindoro (Puerto Galera, San Teodoro, Baco, Calapan Metropolis, Naujan, Pola, Victoria, Socorro, Pinamalayan, Gloria, Bansud, Bongabong, Roxas)
• Marinduque
• northern and jap elements of Romblon (Banton, Cajidiocan, Romblon, San Andres, Magdiwang, Calatrava, San Agustin, San Fernando, Concepcion, Corcuera, Alcantara, Odiongan, Ferrol, Santa Maria, Looc)
• remainder of Masbate 
• remainder of Japanese Samar
• remainder of Samar
• Biliran
• northern a part of Leyte (Leyte, Calubian, San Isidro, Tabango, Capoocan, Carigara, Barugo, San Miguel, Babatngon, Tacloban Metropolis, Alangalang, Tunga, Palo, Santa Fe)

Sign No. 1

Sturdy winds (39 to 61 km/h), minimal to minor risk to life and property

• Batanes
• remainder of Romblon
• remainder of Oriental Mindoro
• remainder of Occidental Mindoro
• Calamian Islands
• Cuyo Islands
• remainder of Leyte
• Southern Leyte
• Bohol
• northern and central elements of 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, Dumanjug, Argao, Sibonga, Barili, Ronda, Moalboal, Badian, Dalaguete, Alcantara, Carcar Metropolis, Naga Metropolis, San Fernando, Pinamungahan, Aloguinsan) together with Bantayan and Camotes Islands
• northern a part of Negros Occidental (Escalante Metropolis, Toboso, Sagay Metropolis, Cadiz Metropolis, Calatrava, Manapla, Victorias Metropolis, Enrique B. Magalona, Silay Metropolis, Talisay Metropolis, San Carlos Metropolis, Salvador Benedicto, Murcia, Bacolod Metropolis, Hinigaran, Himamaylan Metropolis, Binalbagan, Isabela, Moises Padilla, La Castellana, Pontevedra, San Enrique, La Carlota Metropolis, Bago Metropolis, Valladolid, Pulupandan)
• northern a part of Negros Oriental (Canlaon Metropolis, Jimalalud, La Libertad, Tayasan, Vallehermoso, Guihulngan Metropolis)
• Guimaras
• Iloilo
• Capiz
• Aklan
• Vintage
• Dinagat Islands
• Surigao del Norte
• northern a part of Agusan del Norte (Tubay, Santiago, Jabonga, Kitcharao)
• northern a part of Surigao del Sur (Carrascal, Cantilan, Madrid, Carmen, Lanuza, Cortes)

The best tropical cyclone wind sign prone to be raised is Sign No. 5.

Uwan can also convey occasional gusts even to areas not below wind alerts right here:

Sunday, November 9

• Palawan, Visayas, Mindanao

Monday, November 10

• most of Luzon and Visayas

Tuesday, November 11

Uwan will proceed bringing reasonable to torrential rain to just about all the Luzon and elements of Japanese Visayas on Sunday, in addition to scattered rain and thunderstorms to the remainder of the nation. Areas with vital rain should be careful for widespread floods and landslides.

Right here is PAGASA’s up to date rainfall outlook for the subsequent three days, issued at 5 am on Sunday:

Sunday, November 9

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

Monday, November 10

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

Tuesday, November 11

• Reasonable to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Benguet

As well as, there may be nonetheless a excessive threat of “life-threatening and damaging” storm surges with peak heights exceeding 3 meters in Cagayan, Isabela, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Aurora, Zambales, Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas, Quezon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Northern Samar, Japanese Samar, Dinagat Islands, in addition to Siargao Island and Bucas Grande Island inside 48 hours. Examine the particular cities and municipalities right here.

Harmful circumstances persist in seaboards throughout the nation on Sunday.

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

• Northern and jap seaboards of Camarines Sur and Polillo Islands; northern seaboard of Camarines Norte; seaboards of Catanduanes, Aurora, and Isabela – waves as much as 14 meters excessive
• Japanese seaboards of mainland Cagayan, Albay, and Sorsogon; northern and jap seaboards of Northern Samar; northeastern seaboard of Japanese Samar – waves as much as 12 meters excessive
• Seaboard of La Union; northern seaboard of Pangasinan – waves as much as 10 meters excessive
• Seaboard of northern mainland Quezon; remaining jap seaboard of Japanese Samar; seaboards of Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Norte, and Ilocos Sur; remaining seaboard of Pangasinan – waves as much as 9 meters excessive
• Seaboard of Zambales – waves as much as 8 meters excessive
• Japanese seaboard of Quezon; remaining seaboards of Polillo Islands, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, and Northern Samar; seaboards of Dinagat Islands in addition to Siargao Island and Bucas Grande Island – waves as much as 6 meters excessive
• Northeastern seaboard of Surigao del Sur; western seaboard of Bataan – waves as much as 5 meters excessive
• Seaboards of Marinduque, Romblon, Masbate together with Burias Island and Ticao Island, Capiz, northern Iloilo, Samar, Biliran, Southern Leyte, and Surigao del Sur; northern and jap seaboards of Leyte; northern seaboard of Cebu together with Bantayan Islands; remaining seaboards of Quezon and Japanese Samar; jap seaboard of Surigao del Sur and Davao Oriental – waves as much as 4.5 meters excessive

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

• Seaboards of Lubang Island and Aklan; western seaboard of Batangas; remaining seaboard of Leyte; western seaboard of Occidental Mindoro; northern and western seaboards of Calamian Islands; western seaboard of northern Palawan – waves as much as 4 meters excessive
• Seaboards of Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, and Cavite; northern seaboards of Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, and Negros Occidental; northwestern seaboards of Cebu and Bohol; remaining seaboards of Bataan and Batangas – waves as much as 3.5 meters excessive
• Saboards of Northern Mindanao, Siquijor, Zamboanga del Norte, and Agusan del Norte; remaining western seaboard of mainland Palawan; southern seaboards of Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, and Bohol – 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 doable)

• Remaining seaboards of Mimaropa and Visayas – waves as much as 2.5 meters excessive
• Remaining seaboard of Mindanao – waves as much as 2 meters excessive

Uwan is the Philippines’ twenty first tropical cyclone for 2025, and the second for November. It entered the Philippine Space of Duty (PAR) at 10 pm on Friday, November 7, lower than 48 hours after the exit of Hurricane Tino (Kalmaegi), which is the nation’s deadliest tropical cyclone this 12 months, to this point.

PAGASA expects two or three tropical cyclones to kind inside or enter PAR in November. – Rappler.com

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