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Typhoon Marce (Yinxing) remains over the Philippine Sea, slowly moving west toward Northern Luzon early Wednesday morning, November 6
MANILA, Philippines – From moderate to heavy rain, the province of Cagayan is now expected to have heavy to intense rain on Wednesday, November 6, as Typhoon Marce (Yinxing) slowed down over the Philippine Sea.
Marce was located 335 kilometers east of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, as of 7 am on Wednesday. It is now slowly moving west after previously heading northwest at 15 kilometers per hour (km/h) in the early hours of the day.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its 8 am bulletin that Marce continues to have maximum sustained winds of 140 km/h and gustiness of up to 170 km/h.
But PAGASA still sees Marce reaching its peak intensity on Wednesday — possibly maximum sustained winds of 150 km/h.
The typhoon might make landfall in Babuyan Islands or the northern part of mainland Cagayan — or just pass close to these areas — from Thursday afternoon, November 7, to early Friday morning, November 8.
Below is PAGASA’s updated rainfall outlook for Marce, released at 8 am on Wednesday. The weather bureau stressed that floods and landslides are likely.
Wednesday, November 6
- Heavy to intense rain (100-200 millimeters): Cagayan
- Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Batanes, Isabela, Aurora
Thursday, November 7
- Intense to torrential rain (more than 200 mm): Cagayan, Apayao
- Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Ilocos Norte, Batanes
- Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Isabela, Abra, Ilocos Sur, Kalinga, Mountain Province
Friday, November 8
- Intense to torrential rain (more than 200 mm): Cagayan, Apayao, Ilocos Norte
- Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Ilocos Sur, Abra, Batanes
- Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Kalinga, La Union, Benguet, Mountain Province
PAGASA updated the list of areas under tropical cyclone wind signals as well, also as of 8 am.
Signal No. 2
Gale-force winds (62 to 88 km/h), minor to moderate threat to life and property
- eastern part of Babuyan Islands (Camiguin Island, Babuyan Island, Calayan Island, Fuga Island)
- northeastern part of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana, Gonzaga, Lal-lo, Santa Teresita, Buguey, Gattaran, Aparri, Camalaniugan)
Signal No. 1
Strong winds (39 to 61 km/h), minimal to minor threat to life and property
- Batanes
- rest of Babuyan Islands
- rest of mainland Cagayan
- Ilocos Norte
- Ilocos Sur
- Apayao
- Abra
- Kalinga
- Mountain Province
- Ifugao
- northern part of Benguet (Mankayan, Buguias, Kabayan, Bakun, Kibungan, Atok, Bokod)
- Isabela
- Nueva Vizcaya
- Quirino
- northern part of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao, Baler, Maria Aurora)
The highest possible wind signal due to Marce is Signal No. 4.
The northeasterly windflow is bringing strong to gale-force gusts to the following areas, too:
Wednesday, November 6
- Ilocos Region, Quezon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes
Thursday, November 7
- Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Aurora, Zambales, Quezon, Catanduanes
Friday, November 8
- Ilocos Region, Isabela, Aurora, Zambales
In addition, the weather bureau said there is a moderate to high risk of “life-threatening” storm surges “reaching 2 to 3 meters above normal tide levels” in Batanes, Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, Isabela, Ilocos Norte, and Ilocos Sur in the next 48 hours.
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PAGASA also maintained the following outlook for sea conditions in the next 24 hours:
Up to very rough or high seas (travel is risky for all vessels)
- Seaboards of northeastern mainland Cagayan and eastern part of Babuyan Islands – waves up to 8 meters high
- Remaining seaboards of mainland Cagayan and Babuyan Islands – waves up to 7 meters high
- Northern seaboard of Ilocos Norte; seaboard of northeastern Isabela – waves up to 6 meters high
- Remaining seaboard of Ilocos Norte; seaboards of Ilocos Sur; western seaboard of Pangasinan; remaining seaboard of Isabela – waves up to 5.5 meters high
- Remaining seaboard of Ilocos Region; seaboard of northern Aurora – waves up to 4.5 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 seaboard of Catanduanes – waves up to 3.5 meters high
- Northern seaboard of Camarines Sur; eastern seaboard of Catanduanes; remaining seaboard of Zambales – waves up to 3 meters high
Up to moderate seas (small vessels should take precautionary measures or avoid sailing, if possible)
- Eastern seaboards of Albay and Sorsogon; northern and eastern seaboards of Northern Samar and Eastern Samar; western seaboards of Bataan and Lubang Islands; seaboard of Kalayaan Islands – waves up to 2.5 meters high
- Western seaboard of Palawan including Calamian Islands; eastern seaboards of Camarines Sur, Eastern Samar, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Sur, and Davao Oriental – waves up to 2 meters high
Marce is the Philippines’ 13th tropical cyclone for 2024, and the first for November. It could leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Friday evening.
PAGASA previously estimated that one or two tropical cyclones could form within or enter PAR in November. – Rappler.com
