More areas under wind signals due to slow-moving Typhoon Marce

MANILA, Philippines – The weather bureau placed more areas under tropical cyclone wind signals due to Typhoon Marce (Yinxing), which remained slow-moving over the waters east of Cagayan early Wednesday afternoon, November 6. As of 1 pm on Wednesday, Marce was located 295 kilometers east of Aparri, Cagayan, slowly moving west. The typhoon still has maximum sustained winds of 150 km/h and gustiness of up to 185 km/h, based on the 2 pm bulletin of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

PAGASA said Marce will continue to move slowly over the waters east of Cagayan on Wednesday. It may slightly strengthen within the day, with its maximum sustained winds possibly peaking at 155 km/h. Then the typhoon could gradually speed up westward from Thursday, November 7, to Saturday, November 9, over the Babuyan Channel and the northern portion of the West Philippine Sea.



The weather bureau still expects Marce to make landfall and cross Babuyan Islands or the northern parts of mainland Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, and Apayao from Thursday afternoon to early Friday morning, November 8. The typhoon may also just pass very close to these areas instead of making landfall, but note that in both scenarios, it would still have a serious impact. “Slight weakening is expected due to possible interaction with the terrain of mainland Luzon, although Marce will remain a typhoon throughout its passage within the PAR (Philippine Area of Responsibility) region,” PAGASA added.

Tropical cyclone wind signals are in effect for the following areas as of 2 pm on Wednesday: Signal No. 3 Storm-force winds (89 to 117 km/h), moderate to significant threat to life and property northeastern part of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana, Gonzaga) Signal No. 2 Gale-force winds (62 to 88 km/h), minor to moderate threat to life and property Batanes rest of Cagayan including Babuyan Islands northern part of Isabela (Maconacon, San Pablo, Santa Maria, Divilacan) Apayao northern part of Kalinga (Rizal, Pinukpuk, Balbalan) northern part of Abra (Langiden, Bangued, Danglas, Tayum, La Paz, Dolores, Lagayan, San Juan, Lagangilang, Tineg, Lacub, Licuan-Baay, Malibcong) Ilocos Norte northern part of Ilocos Sur (Sinait, Cabugao, San Juan, Magsingal, Santo Domingo, Bantay, San Ildefonso, San Vicente, Santa Catalina) Signal No.

1 Strong winds (39 to 61 km/h), minimal to minor threat to life and property rest of Ilocos Sur La Union northwestern part of Pangasinan (Bani, Bolinao, Anda, Alaminos City, Agno, Sual) rest of Abra rest of Kalinga Mountain Province Ifugao Benguet rest of Isabela Quirino Nueva Vizcaya northern part of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao, Maria Aurora, Baler) The highest possible wind signal due to Marce is Signal No. 4. PAGASA also said the northeasterly windflow and the “periphery” of the typhoon are bringing strong to gale-force gusts to these areas, too: Wednesday, November 6 most of Cagayan Valley, most of Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan Thursday, November 7 Zambales, Bataan, Polillo Islands Friday, November 8 Batanes, northern part of Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, eastern part of Isabela, Ilocos Region Must Read #WalangPasok: Class suspensions, Wednesday, November 6, 2024 Meanwhile, below is PAGASA’s latest rainfall advisory, issued at 2 pm on Wednesday.

Ilocos Norte has been added to the provinces experiencing moderate to heavy rain in the next 24 hours. All those affected must continue to watch out for floods and landslides. Wednesday afternoon, November 6, to Thursday afternoon, November 7 Heavy to intense rain (100-200 millimeters): Cagayan Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Batanes, Ilocos Norte, Isabela, Aurora Thursday afternoon, November 7, to Friday afternoon, November 8 Intense to torrential rain (more than 200 mm): Cagayan, Apayao, Ilocos Norte Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Batanes, Abra Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Isabela, Ilocos Sur, Kalinga, Pangasinan, Mountain Province Friday afternoon, November 8, to Saturday afternoon, November 9 Intense to torrential rain (more than 200 mm): Apayao, Ilocos Norte, Cagayan Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Ilocos Sur, Abra, Batanes Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Kalinga, La Union, Pangasinan, Benguet, Mountain Province In addition, the weather bureau said there is now a high risk of “life-threatening” storm surges “with peak surge heights exceeding 3 meters above normal tide levels” in Batanes, Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, Isabela, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, and La Union in the next 48 hours.

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5 meters high Up to rough seas (small vessels should not venture out to sea) Seaboard of northern Zambales – waves up to 4 meters high Northern and eastern seaboards of Polillo Islands; seaboard of Camarines Norte; northern seaboards of Catanduanes and Camarines Sur – waves up to 3.5 meters high Eastern seaboards of Catanduanes and Northern Samar; remaining seaboard of Zambales; seaboard of Kalayaan Islands – waves up to 3 meters high Up to moderate seas (small vessels should take precautionary measures or avoid sailing, if possible) Northern seaboard of Northern Samar; eastern seaboards of Albay, Sorsogon, and Eastern Samar; western seaboards of Bataan, Lubang Islands, mainland northern Palawan, and Calamian Islands – waves up to 2.5 meters high Western seaboards of Occidental Mindoro and rest of mainland Palawan; eastern seaboards of Camarines Sur and Dinagat Islands – waves up to 2 meters high Marce is the Philippines’ 13th tropical cyclone for 2024, and the first for November.

It may exit PAR on Friday evening. PAGASA previously estimated that one or two tropical cyclones could form within or enter PAR in November. – Rappler.

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