Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 remains hoisted over several areas in Northern Luzon as Typhoon Uwan (international name: Fung-wong) maintained its strength while moving northwestward over the West Philippine Sea, the state weather bureau said Sunday evening.
According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) in its latest bulletin as of 11 p.m., Uwan was last spotted 45 kilometers west-northwest of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, or 245 km west-northwest of Sinait, Ilocos Sur.
It was moving northwestward at 15 kilometers per hour (kph), packing maximum sustained winds of 120 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 150 kph.
Pagasa said Uwan may intensify by Monday evening or Tuesday morning as it moves over the waters southwest of Taiwan, but will weaken again by Wednesday.
The typhoon is expected to exit the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) by Monday evening or early Tuesday 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.
‘It will then emerge over the waters near the Ryukyu Islands on Thursday (November 13), where it is expected to eventually weaken into a remnant low by Friday (November 14),’ it added.
Areas under Signal No. 2
(Winds greater than 62 kph and up to 88 kph within 24 hours)
Luzon:
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
Northern and central portions of Benguet (Mangkayan, Kapangan, Atok, Kabayan, Kibungan, La Trinidad, Sablan, Bakun, Buguias, Tublay)
Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Sur
Northern and central portions of La Union (Luna, Caba, Santol, Bauang, City of San Fernando, San Juan, Bagulin, Aringay, Bangar, San Gabriel, Burgos, Naguilian, Bacnotan, Sudipen, Balaoan)
Northwestern portion of Pangasinan (Bolinao, Anda, Bani, Agno)
Areas under Signal No. 1
(Winds 39-61 kph expected within 36 hours and intermittent rains)
Luzon:
Rest of Isabela
Quirino
Nueva Vizcaya
Rest of Benguet
Rest of La Union
Rest of Pangasinan
Aurora
Nueva Ecija
Zambales
Bataan
Tarlac
Pampanga
Bulacan
Metro Manila
Cavite
Laguna
Batangas
Rizal
Quezon, including Polillo Islands
Northern and central portions of Occidental Mindoro (Abra de Ilog, Sablayan, Mamburao, Santa Cruz, Paluan), including Lubang Islands
Northern and central portions of Oriental Mindoro (Socorro, Gloria, Naujan, Bansud, Puerto Galera, Victoria, San Teodoro, Baco, Pinamalayan, City of Calapan, Pola)
Marinduque
Camarines Norte
Northwestern portion of Camarines Sur (Sipocot, Libmanan, Lupi, Del Gallego, Ragay, Cabusao)