Catanduanes underneath Sign No. 4 as Storm Uwan strikes nearer to Bicol

‘Sa mga sandaling ito, sana po nakapaghanda na po kayo,’ PAGASA Climate Specialist Obet Badrina says in a late-night briefing on Storm Uwan (Fung-wong) on Saturday, November 8

MANILA, Philippines – The province of Catanduanes was positioned underneath Sign No. 4 late Saturday night, November 8, as Storm Uwan (Fung-wong) strengthened additional whereas transferring nearer to the Bicol area.

Uwan was already 380 kilometers east of Virac, Catanduanes, as of 10 pm on Saturday. The hurricane stays typically quick, transferring west northwest at 35 km/h from its earlier velocity of 30 km/h.

Uwan’s most sustained winds elevated from 150 kilometers per hour to 155 km/h, stated the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Companies Administration (PAGASA) in a briefing previous 11 pm. The hurricane’s gustiness is now as much as 190 km/h from 185 km/h.

Uwan should attain tremendous hurricane standing by Sunday, November 9, if its most sustained winds hit 185 km/h or above.

PAGASA maintained that Uwan could 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.

But when the hurricane’s monitor barely shifts southward or downward, its preliminary landfall may very well be in Catanduanes, or its eyewall could have an effect on the province. The eyewall of a tropical cyclone, surrounding the attention or heart, has the strongest winds and heaviest rainfall.

“Nais pong bigyang-diin ng PAGASA na sa mga sandaling ito, sana po nakapaghanda na po kayo,” PAGASA Climate Specialist Obet Badrina stated throughout the late-night briefing on Saturday. (PAGASA want to emphasize that by this time, we hope the folks have already ready for the hurricane.)

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 stated Uwan could weaken over landmass, however it’s more likely to stay a hurricane.

Listed here are the areas the place tropical cyclone wind alerts are raised as of 11 pm on Saturday:

Sign No. 4

Storm-force winds (118 to 184 km/h), important to extreme menace to life and property

Sign No. 3

Storm-force winds (89 to 117 km/h), average to important menace to life and property

• Aurora
• northern and japanese elements of Quezon (Pitogo, San Andres, Buenavista, San Francisco, Calauag, Infanta, Lopez, Catanauan, Mulanay, Guinayangan, Unisan, Common Luna, Plaridel, Quezon, Alabat, Sampaloc, Macalelon, Mauban, Common Nakar, Perez, Agdangan, Gumaca, Atimonan, Actual, San Narciso, Tagkawayan) together with Polillo Islands
• Camarines Norte
• Camarines Sur
• Albay
  northern and japanese elements of Sorsogon (Sorsogon Metropolis, Barcelona, Bulusan, Pilar, Castilla, Gubat, Casiguran, Donsol, Prieto Diaz)
• japanese a part of Northern Samar (Palapag, Mapanas, Laoang, Gamay, Catubig, Pambujan, Biri)

Sign No. 2

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

• mainland Cagayan
• Isabela
• Quirino
• Nueva Vizcaya
• Apayao
• Abra
• Kalinga
• Mountain Province
• Ifugao
• Benguet
• Ilocos Norte
• Ilocos Sur
• La Union
• Pangasinan
• Nueva Ecija
• Bulacan
• Tarlac
• Pampanga
• Zambales
• Bataan
• Metro Manila
• Rizal
• Laguna
• remainder of Quezon
• Cavite
• Batangas
• Marinduque
• northern a part of Oriental Mindoro (Puerto Galera, San Teodoro, Baco, Calapan Metropolis, Naujan, Pola, Victoria)
• northern a part of Romblon (Banton)
• remainder of Sorsogon
• Masbate together with Ticao Island and Burias Island
• remainder of Northern Samar
• northern and central elements of Samar (Matuguinao, San Jose de Buan, Calbayog Metropolis, Tagapul-an, Santo Niño, Almagro, San Jorge, San Sebastian, Jiabong, Pagsanghan, Catbalogan Metropolis, Gandara, Motiong, Santa Margarita, Tarangnan, Paranas, Hinabangan)
• northern and central elements of Japanese Samar (Maslog, San Policarpo, Dolores, Jipapad, Oras, Arteche, Can-avid, Borongan Metropolis, Taft, Sulat, San Julian, Maydolong)
• northern a part of Biliran (Maripipi)

Sign No. 1

Robust winds (39 to 61 km/h), minimal to minor menace to life and property

• Batanes
• Babuyan Islands
• remainder of Romblon
• remainder of Oriental Mindoro
• Occidental Mindoro
• Calamian Islands
• Cuyo Islands
• remainder of Samar
• remainder of Japanese Samar
• remainder of Biliran
• 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 very best tropical cyclone wind sign more likely to be raised is Sign No. 5.

Uwan might also carry occasional gusts even to areas not underneath wind alerts right here:

Sunday, November 9

• Palawan, Visayas, Mindanao

Monday, November 10

For rainfall, PAGASA launched an up to date three-day outlook additionally at 11 pm on Saturday. The climate bureau harassed that Uwan is bringing average to torrential rain even earlier than its anticipated landfall. Widespread flooding and landslides are doubtless.

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

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

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

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

Monday night, November 10, to Tuesday night, November 11

• Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): La Union, Benguet
• Reasonable to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan, Zambales

As well as, there’s a excessive danger 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. Test the particular cities and municipalities right here.

Seaboards throughout the nation stay harmful.

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

• Northern and japanese seaboards of Catanduanes, Camarines Sur, and Polillo Islands; northern seaboard of Camarines Norte; seaboards of Aurora – waves as much as 14 meters excessive
• Seaboards of Isabela; japanese seaboards of mainland Cagayan, Albay, and Sorsogon; northern and japanese seaboards of Northern Samar – waves as much as 12 meters excessive
• Seaboard of northern mainland Quezon; northeastern seaboard of Japanese Samar – waves as much as 9 meters excessive
• Japanese seaboard of Japanese Samar; remaining seaboards of mainland Cagayan – waves as much as 7 meters excessive
• Seaboards of Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan, and Zambales; japanese seaboard of Quezon; remaining seaboards of Polillo Islands, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, and Northern Samar – waves as much as 6 meters excessive
• Seaboards of Dinagat Islands, and Siargao Island and Bucas Grande Island – 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 japanese seaboards of Leyte; northern seaboard of Cebu together with Bantayan Islands; western seaboard of Bataan; remaining seaboards of Quezon and Japanese Samar – 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; japanese seaboard of Davao Oriental; remaining seaboard of Leyte – 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; western seaboard of northern Palawan together with Calamian Islands; southern seaboards of Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, and Bohol – waves as much as 3 meters excessive

As much as average 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 Storm Tino (Kalmaegi), which is the nation’s deadliest tropical cyclone this 12 months, to date.

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

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