Sign No. 2 up as Hurricane Uwan strengthens additional

Catanduanes and parts of Samar Island are beneath Sign No. 2 as a consequence of Hurricane Uwan (Fung-wong) as of 5 am on Saturday, November 8

MANILA, Philippines – The climate bureau raised Sign No. 2 as a consequence of Hurricane Uwan (Fung-wong) for the primary time at 5 am on Saturday, November 8, because the tropical cyclone additional strengthened offshore.

Uwan’s most sustained winds elevated from 120 kilometers per hour to 130 km/h, stated the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Companies Administration (PAGASA) in its 5 am bulletin on Saturday. The hurricane’s gustiness is now as much as 160 km/h from 150 km/h.

It’s nonetheless projected to strengthen into a brilliant hurricane on Saturday night or Sunday morning, November 9. Beneath PAGASA’s classification, a brilliant hurricane has most sustained winds of 185 km/h or above.

Uwan was final noticed 985 kilometers east of Jap Visayas at 4 am on Saturday, transferring west northwest at a barely sooner 25 km/h from 20 km/h.

These are the areas beneath tropical cyclone wind alerts as of 5 am, with extra areas additionally added beneath Sign No. 1, together with Metro Manila:

Sign No. 2

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

• Catanduanes
• japanese and central elements of Northern Samar (Lope de Vega, Palapag, Las Navas, Mapanas, Laoang, Catubig, Mondragon, Lapinig, Pambujan, Catarman, San Roque, Silvino Lobos, Gamay)
• northeastern a part of Samar (Matuguinao, San Jose de Buan)
• northern a part of Jap Samar (Maslog, San Policarpo, Dolores, Jipapad, Oras, Arteche)

Sign No. 1

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

• Cagayan together with Babuyan Islands
• Isabela
• Quirino
• Nueva Vizcaya
• Apayao
• Abra
• Kalinga
• Mountain Province
• Ifugao
• Benguet
• Ilocos Norte
• Ilocos Sur
• La Union
• Pangasinan
• Aurora
• Nueva Ecija
• Bulacan
• Tarlac
• Pampanga
• Zambales
• Bataan
• Metro Manila
• Cavite
• Laguna
• Batangas
• Rizal
• Quezon together with Polillo Island
• Camarines Norte
• Camarines Su
• Albay
• Sorsogon
• Masbate together with Ticao Island and Burias Island
• Marinduque
• Romblon
• Oriental Mindoro
• Occidental Mindoro together with Lubang Islands
• Calamian Islands
• remainder of Northern Samar
• remainder of Samar
• remainder of Jap Samar
• Biliran
• Leyte
• Southern Leyte
• northeastern a part of Bohol (Getafe, Talibon, Buenavista, Trinidad, San Miguel, Ubay, Alicia, Mabini, Bien Unido, President Carlos P. Garcia)
• 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) 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)
• northern and central elements of Iloilo (Carles, Estancia, Balasan, San Dionisio, Concepcion, Batad, Sara, Ajuy, Barotac Viejo, San Rafael, Lemery, Lambunao, Calinog, Bingawan, Passi Metropolis, San Enrique, Anilao, Banate, Dingle, Dueñas, Janiuay, Badiangan, Mina, Pototan, Barotac Nuevo, Dumangas)
• Capiz
• Aklan
• northern and central elements of Vintage (Pandan, Libertad, Sebaste, Culasi, Valderrama, Tibiao, Barbaza, Laua-an, Bugasong) together with Caluya Islands
• Dinagat Islands
• Surigao del Norte

The best tropical cyclone wind sign more likely to be raised as a consequence of Uwan is Sign No. 5.

Uwan may additionally deliver occasional gusts even to areas not beneath wind alerts right here:

Saturday, November 8, and Monday, November 9

• Palawan, Visayas, Mindanao

Monday, November 10

Jap Samar, Northern Samar, and Catanduanes could be the primary provinces seeing vital rain from the hurricane on Saturday, though Uwan could already set off rain with gusty winds in the remainder of Jap Visayas, Central Visayas, the remainder of Bicol, Isabela, Aurora, Quezon, Dinagat Islands, and Surigao del Norte, in addition to scattered rain and thunderstorms in the remainder of the nation besides Batanes.

Batanes may have reasonable to at instances heavy rain on Saturday, however because of the northeast monsoon or amihan.

Under is PAGASA’s up to date rainfall outlook for Uwan, overlaying the following three days.

Saturday, November 8

• Reasonable to heavy rain (50-100 millimeters): Jap Samar, Northern Samar, Catanduanes

Sunday, November 9

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

Monday, 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
• Reasonable to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Batanes, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur

Widespread floods and landslides are anticipated.

As well as, there’s a excessive threat of “life-threatening and damaging” storm surges with peak heights exceeding 3 meters in Isabela, Aurora, Quezon together with Polillo Islands, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Northern Samar, and Jap Samar inside 48 hours. Verify the particular cities and municipalities right here.

Uwan continues 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 stated.

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.

On Saturday, sea situations are starting to worsen, with as much as very excessive seas already anticipated.

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

• Northern and japanese seaboards of Catanduanes; japanese seaboard of Camarines Sur – waves as much as 14 meters excessive
• Jap seaboards of Camarines Norte, Albay, and Sorsogon; northern seaboard of Northern Samar – waves as much as 10 meters excessive
• Jap seaboards of Cagayan, Isabela, and Northern Samar; seaboards of Aurora and northern mainland Quezon; northern and japanese seaboards of Polillo Islands – waves as much as 8 meters excessive
• Jap seaboard of Jap Samar – waves as much as 7 meters excessive
• Seaboards of Batanes and Babuyan Islands; northern seaboard of mainland Cagayan – waves as much as 6 meters excessive
• Seaboards of Siargao Island and Bucas Grande Island, and Dinagat Islands – waves as much as 4.5 meters excessive

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

• Jap seaboards of Surigao del Sur and Davao Oriental – waves as much as 4 meters excessive
• Seaboards of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, and Zambales; western seaboard of Bataan; remaining seaboards of Catanduanes; japanese seaboard of Davao Occidental – waves as much as 3.5 meters excessive
• Remaining seaboards of Sorsogon, Albay, Camarines Norte, and Ticao Island and Burias Island; japanese seaboard of Masbate – 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)

• Southern seaboard of Samar; japanese seaboards of Leyte and Southern Leyte; remaining seaboard of Jap Samar – waves as much as 2.5 meters excessive
• Seaboards of 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 seaboard of Leyte; northern and japanese seaboards of Romblon; 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. 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 yr, up to now.

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

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