Typhoon Marce prompts Signal No. 4 in northern Cagayan, northeastern Apayao

Typhoon Marce (Yinxing) is last spotted 200 kilometers east of Aparri, Cagayan, at 4 am on Thursday, November 7

MANILA, Philippines – Signal No. 4 was raised for the northern part of Cagayan, including Babuyan Islands, and the northeastern part of Apayao before dawn on Thursday, November 7, as Typhoon Marce (Yinxing) continued to approach Northern Luzon.

Marce was last spotted 200 kilometers east of Aparri, Cagayan, at 4 am. The typhoon started moving west northwest at 15 kilometers per hour (km/h) in the early hours of Thursday after its generally slow pace on Wednesday, November 6.

In a briefing past 5 am, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Marce may move west northwest over the waters east of Cagayan in the coming hours before turning west from Thursday afternoon to Saturday, November 9.

Marce is still projected to make landfall in, or pass very close to, Babuyan Islands and/or the northern parts of mainland Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, and Apayao from Thursday afternoon to early Friday morning, November 8.

So far, Marce still has maximum sustained winds of 155 km/h — expected to already be its peak intensity — and gustiness of up to 190 km/h.

PAGASA said Marce may slightly weaken starting Thursday afternoon “due to possible interaction with the terrain of mainland Luzon,” but it is likely to remain a typhoon.

Here are the areas under tropical cyclone wind signals as of 5 am on Thursday:

Signal No. 4

Typhoon-force winds (118 to 184 km/h), significant to severe threat to life and property

• northern part of Cagayan (Gonzaga, Santa Ana, Santa Teresita, Lal-lo, Buguey, Aparri, Camalaniugan, Gattaran, Ballesteros, Allacapan, Abulug, Pamplona, Sanchez-Mira) including Babuyan Islands
• northeastern part of Apayao (Santa Marcela)

Signal No. 3

Storm-force winds (89 to 117 km/h), moderate to significant threat to life and property

• southern part of Batanes (Mahatao, Uyugan, Basco, Ivana, Sabtang)
• rest of Cagayan
• rest of Apayao
• Ilocos Norte
• northern part of Abra (Tineg)

Signal No. 2

Gale-force winds (62 to 88 km/h), minor to moderate threat to life and property

• rest of Batanes
• northern and central parts of Isabela (San Pablo, Santa Maria, Divilacan, Tumauini, Maconacon, Cabagan, Santo Tomas, Quezon, Palanan, Ilagan City, Mallig, Delfin Albano, Quirino, San Mariano, Gamu, Roxas, Naguilian, Burgos, Reina Mercedes, Benito Soliven, Luna, Aurora, San Manuel, San Mateo, Alicia, Angadanan, Cauayan City, Cabatuan)
• rest of Abra
• Kalinga
• Mountain Province
• northern part of Ifugao (Alfonso Lista, Aguinaldo, Mayoyao, Banaue, Hungduan)
• northern part of Benguet (Bakun, Mankayan)
• Ilocos Sur
• northern part of La Union (Sudipen, Bangar, Balaoan, Luna, Santol)

Signal No. 1

Strong winds (39 to 61 km/h), minimal to minor threat to life and property

• rest of La Union
• Pangasinan
• rest of Ifugao
• rest of Benguet
• rest of Isabela
• Quirino
• Nueva Vizcaya
• northern and central parts of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao, Maria Aurora, Baler)
• northern part of Nueva Ecija (Carranglan)
• northern part of Zambales (Santa Cruz, Candelaria)

The northeasterly windflow and the “periphery” of the typhoon are bringing strong to gale-force gusts to these areas, too:

Thursday, November 7

• Zambales, Bataan, Polillo Islands

Friday, November 8

• Batanes, Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, Isabela, Ilocos Region

Saturday, November 9

Parts of Northern Luzon may continue to have moderate to torrential rain from Marce until Friday, the day of the typhoon’s exit from the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). Affected areas must stay on alert for floods and landslides.

Thursday, November 7

• Intense to torrential rain (more than 200 millimeters): Cagayan, Apayao, Ilocos Norte
• Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Batanes, Ilocos Sur, Abra
• Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Kalinga, La Union, Isabela, Mountain Province

Friday, November 8

• Intense to torrential rain (more than 200 mm): Ilocos Norte
• Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Ilocos Sur, Apayao, Babuyan Islands
• Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): mainland Cagayan, Batanes, Kalinga, La Union, Abra, Mountain Province

On Thursday, Marce’s trough or extension will also bring scattered rain and thunderstorms to Zambales, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Quezon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, and Catanduanes. Flash floods or landslides are possible during periods of moderate to at times heavy rain.

In addition, there is still 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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For sea conditions in the next 24 hours, below is PAGASA’s latest outlook.

Up to very rough, high, or very high seas (travel is risky for all vessels)

• Seaboard of Babuyan Islands; northern seaboards of mainland Cagayan and Ilocos Norte – waves up to 12 meters high
• Remaining seaboards of Ilocos Norte and Cagayan – waves up to 9 meters high
• Seaboard of Batanes – waves up to 8 meters high
• Seaboard of northern Ilocos Sur; seaboard of northern Isabela – waves up to 7 meters high
• Remaining seaboards of Ilocos Sur and Isabela – waves up to 6 meters high
• Remaining seaboard of Ilocos Region – waves up to 5 meters high
• Seaboards of northern Zambales and northern Aurora – waves up to 4.5 meters high

Up to rough seas (small vessels should not venture out to sea)

• Seaboards of Kalayaan Islands – waves up to 4 meters high
• Northern and eastern seaboards of Polillo Islands; seaboards of Camarines Norte; northern seaboards of Catanduanes and Camarines Sur; remaining seaboard of Zambales – waves up to 3.5 meters high
• Eastern seaboard of Catanduanes; seaboard of northern Quezon – waves up to 3 meters high

Up to moderate seas (small vessels should take precautionary measures or avoid sailing, if possible)

• Northern and eastern seaboards of Northern Samar; eastern seaboards of Albay, Sorsogon, and Eastern Samar; western seaboards of Bataan, Lubang Islands, and Palawan including Calamian Islands – waves up to 2.5 meters high
• Western seaboard of Occidental Mindoro; eastern seaboards of Camarines Sur, Dinagat Islands, and Surigao del Sur – waves up to 2 meters high

Marce is the Philippines’ 13th tropical cyclone for 2024, and the first for November.

PAGASA previously estimated that one or two tropical cyclones could form within or enter PAR in November.

PAGASA Weather Specialist Benison Estareja said early Thursday that the weather bureau is monitoring cloud clusters outside PAR. A low pressure area might form within one to two days and possibly enter PAR during the weekend. This potential LPA could become a tropical cyclone next week, added Estareja. – Rappler.com