Typhoon Uwan (international name: Fung-Wong) continued to weaken Monday and is expected to exit the Philippine area of responsibility by late evening or early Tuesday, according to the state weather bureau PAGASA.
Forecasters said, however, the system could re-enter after hitting Taiwan.
As of 5 p.m., Uwan was located 175 kilometers west of Sinait, Ilocos Sur, packing maximum sustained winds of 120 km/h near the center. PAGASA said the typhoon is moving northeastward to eastward, following a ‘recurving path.’
‘Uwan is forecast to exit PAR tonight or tomorrow early morning. It may re-enter PAR on Wednesday evening as it makes landfall over the southwestern coast of Taiwan, resulting in further weakening,’ PAGASA said in its 5 p.m. bulletin.
The typhoon is expected to weaken further by Thursday and eventually dissipate.
Areas under wind signals
PAGASA has lowered signal warnings in several provinces but kept others under Signal Nos. 1 and 2.
Signal No. 2 – winds of 62-88 kph, with 24-hour lead time
Batanes
Cagayan including Babuyan Islands
Northwestern portion of Isabela (Santo Tomas, Santa Maria, Quezon, Roxas, Delfin Albano, San Pablo, Cabagan, San Manuel, Mallig)
Apayao
Abra
Kalinga
Mountain Province
Ifugao
Benguet
Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Sur
La Union
Western and central portions of Pangasinan: Basista, Lingayen, City of Alaminos, Anda, Malasiqui, San Fabian, Mangaldan, Mapandan, Burgos, Dagupan City, Binalonan, Bolinao, Aguilar, San Manuel, Sual, Labrador, Bani, Pozorrubio, City of Urdaneta, Laoac, Mabini, San Carlos City, Manaoag, Binmaley, San Jacinto, Bugallon, Infanta, Agno, Calasiao, Santa Barbara, Dasol, Sison, Mangatarem, Urbiztondo
Northern portion of Zambales (Santa Cruz, Candelaria)
Signal No. 1 – winds of 39 to 61 kph with 36-hour lead time
The rest of Isabela
Quirino
Nueva Vizcaya
The rest of Pangasinan
Aurora
Nueva Ecija
The rest of Zambales
Bataan
Tarlac
Pampanga
Bulacan
Metro Manila
Cavite
Laguna
Batangas
Rizal
Quezon including Polillo Islands
Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Islands
Oriental Mindoro
Marinduque
Calamian Islands
Camarines Norte
Northwestern portion of Camarines Sur (Sipocot, Libmanan, Lupi, Del Gallego, Ragay, Cabusao)
PAGASA also raised gale warnings over the seaboards of Northern and Central Luzon, as well as the western seaboards of Southern Luzon, due to rough seas and strong winds.