MANILA, Philippines – Tremendous Storm Uwan (Fung-wong) maintained its energy late Sunday morning, November 9, bringing “life-threatening situations” to the Bicol area.
As of 10 am on Sunday, Uwan was already over the coastal waters of Pandan, Catanduanes, shifting west northwest at a barely quicker 30 kilometers per hour from the earlier 25 km/h.
The tremendous storm nonetheless has most sustained winds of 185 km/h and gustiness of as much as 230 km/h.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Companies Administration (PAGASA) mentioned in a briefing shortly earlier than midday that Uwan will proceed to maneuver over the coastal waters of Catanduanes, cross near Camarines Norte’s Calaguas Islands and Quezon’s Polillo Islands by afternoon, then make landfall in Aurora on Sunday night or early Monday morning, November 10.
PAGASA warned the general public that Uwan’s eyewall could have an effect on Calaguas Islands and Polillo Islands even with out landfall in these areas, since it is vitally shut. The eyewall of a tropical cyclone, surrounding the attention or middle, has the strongest winds and heaviest rainfall.
The climate bureau added that Uwan may make landfall in Aurora at or close to its peak depth, both as a brilliant storm or an “higher restrict” storm. After Aurora, it should cross Northern Luzon, the place it might weaken due to the mountainous terrain, however it could nonetheless stay a storm.
Right here is the newest record of areas underneath tropical cyclone wind alerts as of 11 am on Sunday:
Sign No. 5
Storm-force winds (185 km/h), excessive risk to life and property
- central a part of Aurora (San Luis, Baler, Maria Aurora, Dipaculao)
- Polillo Islands
- northern a part of Camarines Norte (Daet, Talisay, Paracale, Vinzons, Jose Panganiban, Mercedes, Basud)
- japanese a part of Camarines Sur (Siruma, Caramoan, Garchitorena, Tinambac, Lagonoy)
- Catanduanes
Sign No. 4
Storm-force winds (118 to 184 km/h), vital to extreme risk to life and property
- southern a part of Isabela (San Agustin, Jones, Echague, Dinapigue, San Guillermo)
- Quirino
- japanese a part of Nueva Vizcaya (Dupax del Sur, Dupax del Norte, Alfonso Castañeda, Kasibu)
- remainder of Aurora
- Nueva Ecija
- easternmost a part of Pampanga (Candaba)
- northern and japanese elements of Bulacan (Doña Remedios Trinidad, San Miguel, San Ildefonso, Norzagaray, San Rafael)
- northern and japanese elements of Quezon (Tagkawayan, Calauag, Guinayangan, Perez, Alabat, Quezon, Infanta, Normal Nakar, Actual)
- remainder of Camarines Norte
- remainder of Camarines Sur
- northeastern a part of Albay (Rapu-Rapu, Bacacay, Tabaco Metropolis, Malilipot, Malinao, Tiwi, Polangui)
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, Piat, Amulung)
- remainder of Isabela
- remainder of Nueva Vizcaya
- southern a part of Apayao (Conner)
- Kalinga
- Abra
- Mountain Province
- Ifugao
- Benguet
- Ilocos Sur
- La Union
- Pangasinan
- Zambales
- Bataan
- Tarlac
- remainder of Pampanga
- remainder of Bulacan
- Metro Manila
- Cavite
- Batangas
- Rizal
- Laguna
- remainder of Quezon
- Marinduque
- remainder of Albay
- Sorsogon
- Ticao Island and Burias Island
- Northern Samar
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
- remainder of Apayao
- Ilocos Norte
- Occidental Mindoro together with Lubang Islands
- Oriental Mindoro
- Romblon
- remainder of Masbate
- Jap Samar
- Samar
- Biliran
- northern and central elements of Leyte (Leyte, Calubian, San Isidro, Tabango, Capoocan, Carigara, Barugo, San Miguel, Babatngon, Tacloban Metropolis, Alangalang, Tunga, Palo, Santa Fe, Pastrana, Matag-ob, Tolosa, Mayorga, Julita, Dagami, Jaro, Villaba, La Paz, Tabontabon, Tanauan, Ormoc Metropolis, Dulag, Burauen, Kananga, Albuera, Palompon, Merida, Isabel)
Sign No. 1
Robust winds (39 to 61 km/h), minimal to minor risk to life and property
- Batanes
- 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)
Uwan can also carry occasional gusts even to areas not underneath wind alerts right here:
Sunday, November 9
- Palawan, Visayas, Mindanao
Monday, November 10
- most of Luzon and Visayas
Tuesday, November 11
PAGASA additionally up to date its rainfall outlook for Uwan, masking the following 48 hours. The tremendous storm is drenching Metro Manila and greater than 40 provinces, primarily in Luzon, with vital rainfall. All should keep on alert for widespread floods and landslides.
Sunday midday, November 9, to Monday midday, November 10
- Intense to torrential rain (above 200 millimeters): Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, Zambales, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Quezon, Bulacan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay
- Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Ilocos Norte, La Union, Pangasinan, Ilocos Sur, Cagayan, Apayao, Abra, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bataan, Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, Rizal, Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, Masbate, Sorsogon, Samar, Biliran, Northern Samar
- Average to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Batanes, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, Aklan, Capiz, Jap Samar, Leyte
Monday midday, November 10, to Tuesday midday, November 11
- Intense to torrential rain (above 200 mm): Benguet, La Union
- Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Ilocos Sur, Abra, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Zambales, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Nueva Vizcaya, Bataan, Pampanga
- Average to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Batanes, Ilocos Norte, Cagayan, Apayao, Kalinga, Isabela, Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Bulacan, Rizal, Aurora, Quezon, Quirino, Nueva Ecija, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque
Different elements of the nation not listed above can also have scattered rain and thunderstorms as a consequence of Uwan.
As well as, there’s 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, Jap Samar, Dinagat Islands, in addition to Siargao Island and Bucas Grande Island inside 48 hours. Examine the particular cities and municipalities right here.
The climate bureau up to date its warnings for the nation’s seaboards as effectively.
As much as very tough, excessive, or very excessive seas (journey is dangerous for all vessels)
- Seaboards of Isabela, Aurora, and Camarines Norte; northern and japanese seaboards of Polillo Islands and Catanduanes; northern seaboard of Camarines Sur – waves as much as 14 meters excessive
- Seaboards of La Union and Pangasinan – waves as much as 12 meters excessive
- Jap seaboard of mainland Cagayan – waves as much as 10 meters excessive
- Seaboard of Ilocos Norte; japanese seaboards of Camarines Sur, Albay, and Sorsogon; northern and japanese seaboards of Northern Samar; remaining seaboard of Catanduanes – waves as much as 9 meters excessive
- Seaboards of Babuyan Islands and Zambales; remaining seaboard of mainland Cagayan – waves as much as 8 meters excessive
- Seaboard of Batanes; japanese seaboard of northern and central mainland Quezon; remaining seaboard of Polillo Islands – waves as much as 7 meters excessive
- Seaboards of Burias Island and Ticao Island; western seaboards of Lubang Islands and Bataan; japanese seaboards of southern Quezon and Jap Samar; remaining seaboards of Camarines Sur, Albay, and Sorsogon; northern and western seaboards of mainland Masbate – waves as much as 6 meters excessive
- Seaboards of Marinduque, Romblon, and Biliran; japanese seaboards of Oriental Mindoro and Masbate; northern seaboard of Leyte; western seaboard of Samar; remaining seaboards of Quezon and Northern Samar – waves as much as 5 meters excessive
- Seaboards of Lubang Islands and Surigao del Sur; seaboard of Batangas; northern and western seaboards of Occidental Mindoro; northern seaboards of Calamian Islands and Oriental Mindoro; northern and japanese seaboards of Dinagat Islands and Siargao Island; japanese seaboard of Davao Oriental – waves as much as 4.5 meters excessive
As much as tough seas (small vessels shouldn’t enterprise out to sea)
- Seaboard of Cavite; southern seaboard of Bataan; western seaboards of Calamian Islands and northern mainland Palawan; japanese seaboard of Davao Occidental – waves as much as 4 meters excessive
- Seaboards of Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Cuyo Islands, Cagayancillo Islands, Vintage, Siquijor, Southern Leyte, and Northern Mindanao; japanese seaboards of northern mainland Palawan, Calamian Islands, and Leyte; southern seaboards of Iloilo and Bohol; western seaboard of Aklan and Guimaras; western and southern seaboards of Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental; remaining seaboards of Bataan, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Bicol, Jap Samar, Samar, and Caraga – waves as much as 3.5 meters excessive
- Seaboard of Kalayaan Islands; western seaboards of central and southern mainland Palawan and Balabac Islands; remaining seaboards of Visayas – 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 attainable)
- Seaboard of Zamboanga del Norte; western seaboard of Basilan; remaining seaboard of Palawan – waves as much as 2.5 meters excessive
- Seaboard of Sarangani; western seaboards of Sulu and Tawi-Tawi; remaining seaboard of Davao Area – waves as much as 2 meters excessive
After crossing Northern Luzon, Uwan is projected to emerge over the Lingayen Gulf or the coastal waters of Pangasinan or La Union on Monday morning.
Uwan is seen to exit the Philippine Space of Accountability as a storm by Tuesday, November 11. Nevertheless it may shift northeast towards the Taiwan Strait whereas weakening on Wednesday, November 12, and reenter PAR probably as a extreme tropical storm.
After reentering PAR, it would make landfall in Taiwan on Thursday, November 13, “then quickly weaken over the Taiwan landmass earlier than rising over the waters close to [Japan’s] Ryukyu Islands as a remnant low or weak tropical melancholy,” PAGASA mentioned.
Uwan is the Philippines’ twenty first tropical cyclone for 2025, and the second for November. It entered 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
