MANILA, Philippines – Tremendous Hurricane Uwan (Fung-wong) was already threatening Quezon’s Polillo Islands and Aurora late Sunday afternoon, November 9, whereas “life-threatening situations” endured in Camarines Norte.
As of 4 pm on Sunday, Uwan was situated 110 kilometers north of Daet, Camarines Norte, or 150 kilometers east northeast of Infanta, Quezon. It continues to maneuver west northwest at a comparatively quick 30 kilometers per hour (km/h).
The tremendous storm additionally maintained its power, with 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) stated in a briefing previous 5 pm that Uwan might cross near Polillo Islands earlier than making landfall in Aurora on Sunday night or early Monday morning, November 10.
Even with no landfall in Polillo Islands, nonetheless, Uwan’s eyewall continues to be prone to have an effect on the island group. The eyewall of a tropical cyclone, surrounding the attention or heart, has the strongest winds and heaviest rainfall.
In Aurora, Uwan might make landfall at or close to its peak depth, both as a brilliant storm (at the least 185 km/h) or a storm with most sustained winds on the higher finish of the 118-184 km/h vary. Afterwards, it can cross Northern Luzon, the place it might weaken due to the mountainous terrain, however might stay a storm.
Sturdy to typhoon-force winds “lengthen outwards as much as 900 kilometers” from Uwan’s heart, because it has a diameter of greater than 1,800 kilometers. Listed below are the areas the place tropical cyclone wind indicators are in impact as of 5 pm on Sunday:
Sign No. 5
Hurricane-force winds (185 km/h), excessive risk to life and property
- southern a part of Quirino (Nagtipunan)
- southeastern a part of Nueva Vizcaya (Alfonso Castañeda, Dupax del Norte, Dupax del Sur)
- northeastern a part of Nueva Ecija (Bongabon, Carranglan, Pantabangan)
- central a part of Aurora (San Luis, Baler, Maria Aurora, Dipaculao, Dinalungan)
- Polillo Islands
- northern a part of Camarines Norte (Paracale, Vinzons) together with Calaguas Islands
Sign No. 4
Hurricane-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, Cordon, Santiago Metropolis)
- remainder of Quirino
- remainder of Nueva Vizcaya
- southern a part of Mountain Province (Tadian, Bauko, Sabangan)
- southern a part of Ifugao (Tinoc, Asipulo, Lamut, Kiangan, Lagawe, Hingyon, Hungduan)
- Benguet
- southern a part of Ilocos Sur (Sugpon, Alilem, Cervantes, Candon Metropolis, Santa Lucia, Suyo, Sigay, Galimuyod, Tagudin, Santa Cruz, Salcedo, San Esteban, Santiago)
- La Union
- Pangasinan
- remainder of Aurora
- remainder of Nueva Ecija
- northernmost a part of Zambales (Santa Cruz)
- northeastern a part of Tarlac (Camiling, San Clemente, Paniqui, Gerona, Victoria, Pura, Ramos, Moncada, San Manuel, Anao, La Paz, Tarlac Metropolis, Santa Ignacia)
- easternmost a part of Pampanga (Candaba)
- jap a part of Bulacan (Doña Remedios Trinidad, San Miguel, San Ildefonso, Norzagaray, San Rafael)
- northern a part of Rizal (Rodriguez)
- northern and jap elements of Quezon (Tagkawayan, Calauag, Guinayangan, Perez, Alabat, Quezon, Infanta, Normal Nakar, Actual, Mauban)
- remainder of Camarines Norte
- northern a part of Camarines Sur (Del Gallego, Ragay, Lupi, Cabusao, Sipocot, Libmanan, Bombon, Calabanga, Canaman, Magarao, Tinambac, Siruma, Goa, Tigaon, Pasacao, Milaor, Gainza, Naga Metropolis, Pamplona, Camaligan, San Jose, Lagonoy, Presentacion, Garchitorena, Caramoan)
- northern a part of Catanduanes (Caramoran, Bagamanoc, Pandan, Panganiban)
Sign No. 3
Storm-force winds (89 to 117 km/h), average to vital risk to life and property
- southern a part of mainland Cagayan (Tuao, Enrile, Solana, Tuguegarao Metropolis, Peñablanca, Iguig, Piat, Amulung, Santo Niño, Alcala, Rizal)
- remainder of Isabela
- central and southern elements of Apayao (Conner, Kabugao, Calanasan)
- Abra
- Kalinga
- remainder of Mountain Province
- remainder of Ifugao
- Ilocos Norte
- remainder of Ilocos Sur
- remainder of Zambales
- Bataan
- remainder of Tarlac
- remainder of Pampanga
- remainder of Bulacan
- Metro Manila
- Cavite
- Batangas
- remainder of Rizal
- Laguna
- remainder of Quezon
- Marinduque
- remainder of Camarines Sur
- remainder of Catanduanes
- Albay
- Sorsogon
- Ticao Island and Burias Island
- northwestern a part of Northern Samar (San Isidro, San Vicente, San Antonio, Capul, Lavezares, San Jose, Victoria, Allen, Rosario, Bobon, Catarman, Biri)
Sign No. 2
Gale-force winds (62 to 88 km/h), minor to average risk to life and property
- Babuyan Islands
- remainder of mainland Cagayan
- remainder of Apayao
- Occidental Mindoro
- Oriental Mindoro
- Romblon
- remainder of Masbate
- remainder of Northern Samar
- northern a part of Samar (Calbayog Metropolis, Santo Niño, Almagro, Tagapul-an, Tarangnan, San Jorge, Pagsanghan, Gandara, Santa Margarita, Matuguinao, San Jose de Buan)
- northern a part of Japanese Samar (Maslog, Arteche, Oras, San Policarpo, Jipapad, Dolores)
Sign No. 1
Sturdy winds (39 to 61 km/h), minimal to minor risk to life and property
- Batanes
- northern a part of Palawan (Taytay, Dumaran, El Nido, Araceli, Roxas, San Vicente) together with Calamian, Cuyo, and Cagayancillo Islands
- remainder of Samar
- remainder of Japanese Samar
- Biliran
- Leyte
- Southern Leyte
- Cebu
- Bohol
- Siquijor
- Negros Oriental
- Negros Occidental
- Guimaras
- Iloilo
- Capiz
- Aklan
- Vintage
- Dinagat Islands
- Surigao del Norte
Uwan might also deliver occasional gusts even to areas not beneath wind indicators right here:
Sunday, November 9
- Palawan, Visayas, Mindanao
Monday, November 10
- most of Luzon and Visayas
Tuesday, November 11
Metro Manila and greater than 40 provinces are nonetheless going through vital rainfall from Uwan. The rain might set off much more floods and landslides within the subsequent 48 hours.
Sunday afternoon, November 9, to Monday afternoon, November 10
- Intense to torrential rain (above 200 millimeters): Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, La Union, Zambales, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Quezon, Bulacan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay
- Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Ilocos Norte, Pangasinan, Ilocos Sur, Cagayan, Apayao, Abra, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bataan, Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, Rizal, Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, Masbate, Sorsogon
- Reasonable to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Batanes, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, Aklan, Capiz, Samar, Biliran, Northern Samar, Japanese Samar, Leyte
Monday afternoon, November 10, to Tuesday afternoon, November 11
- Intense to torrential rain (above 200 mm): Benguet
- Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Zambales, Ifugao, Nueva Vizcaya, Bataan
- Reasonable to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Batanes, Ilocos Norte, Cagayan, Apayao, Abra, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Isabela, Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Rizal, Aurora, Quirino, Nueva Ecija, Occidental Mindoro
Different elements of the nation not listed above might have scattered rain and thunderstorms attributable to Uwan, too.
As well as, there’s nonetheless 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.
Situations within the nation’s seaboards stay hazardous.
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 jap seaboards of Polillo Islands – waves as much as 14 meters excessive
- Northern and jap seaboards of Camarines Sur and Catanduanes – waves as much as 12 meters excessive
- Seaboards of La Union and Pangasinan; jap seaboard of mainland Cagayan – waves as much as 10 meters excessive
- Seaboards of Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur; remaining seaboard of Cagayan together with Babuyan Islands; jap seaboard of northern and central mainland Quezon; remaining seaboard of Polillo Islands – waves as much as 8 meters excessive
- Seaboard of Batanes and Zambales; jap seaboards of Albay and Sorsogon – waves as much as 7 meters excessive
- Seaboard of Marinduque; western seaboards of Lubang Islands and Bataan; northern and jap seaboards of Northern Samar; northern seaboard of Japanese Samar; northern and western seaboards of mainland Masbate together with Burias Island and Ticao Island; remaining seaboards of Quezon, Camarines Sur, Albay, and Sorsogon – waves as much as 5.5 meters excessive
- Seaboards of Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, Calamian Islands, Caluya Islands, Samar, Japanese Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte together with Siargao Island and Bucas Grande Island, and Surigao del Sur; northern seaboard of Cebu together with Bantayan Islands; jap seaboard of Davao Oriental; remaining seaboards of Bataan, Occidental Mindoro, Masbate, and Northern Samar – waves as much as 4.5 meters excessive
As much as tough seas (small vessels mustn’t enterprise out to sea)
- Seaboards of northern Palawan together with Cuyo and Cagayancillo Islands, Vintage, Aklan, Capiz, Iloilo, and Guimaras; northern and western seaboards of Negros Occidental – waves as much as 4 meters excessive
- Seaboards of Negros Oriental, Siquijor, Bohol, and Camiguin; remaining seaboards of Cebu – waves as much as 3.5 meters excessive
- Seaboard of Zamboanga del Norte; western seaboard of Palawan together with Kalayaan Islands; jap seaboard of Davao del Sur; remaining seaboards of Northern Mindanao – 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 potential)
- 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.
It’s prone to go away the Philippine Space of Duty as a storm on Tuesday, November 11. But it surely might shift northeast towards the Taiwan Strait whereas weakening on Wednesday, November 12, and reenter PAR presumably as a extreme tropical storm.
After reentering PAR, it’d 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 despair,” PAGASA stated.
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 Hurricane Tino (Kalmaegi), which is the nation’s deadliest tropical cyclone this 12 months, up to now.
PAGASA expects two or three tropical cyclones to type inside or enter PAR in November. – Rappler.com
