MANILA, Philippines (Updated 10:19 p.m.) — Super Typhoon "Uwan" (international name: Fung-Wong) made landfall over Dinalungan, Aurora at 9:10 p.m. on Sunday, November 9, state weather bureau PAGASA said.
Prior to landfall, PAGASA’s 8 p.m. weather bulletin noted that the center of Uwan’s eye was spotted 125 kilometers northeast of Infanta, Quezon, or 85 kilometers east-southeast of Baler, Aurora.
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The typhoon carried maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour near the center, gusts of up to 230 kph and a central pressure of 935 hPa. It was moving northwestward at 30 kph.
Strong to typhoon-force winds extended as far as 900 kilometers from the center.
Wind signals
As of 8 p.m., the following areas are under tropical cyclone wind signals:
The following areas are under tropical cyclone wind signals:
Signal No. 5 (Typhoon-force winds, 185 kph or higher)
Luzon: The southern portion of Quirino (Nagtipunan), the southeastern portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Alfonso Castañeda, Dupax del Norte, Dupax del Sur), the northeastern portion of Nueva Ecija (Bongabon, Carranglan, Pantabangan), and the northern and central portion of Aurora (San Luis, Baler, Maria Aurora, Dipaculao, Dinalungan, Casiguran)
Signal No. 4 (Typhoon-force winds, 118–184 kph)
Luzon: The southern portion of Isabela (San Agustin, Jones, Echague, Dinapigue, San Guillermo, Cordon, City of Santiago, Ramon, San Isidro, Angadanan), the rest of Quirino, the rest of Nueva Vizcaya, the southern portion of Mountain Province (Tadian, Bauko, Sabangan), the southern portion of Ifugao (Tinoc, Asipulo, Lamut, Kiangan, Lagawe, Hingyon, Hungduan), Benguet, the southern portion of Ilocos Sur (Sugpon, Alilem, Cervantes, City of Candon, Santa Lucia, Suyo, Sigay, Galimuyod, Tagudin, Santa Cruz, Salcedo, San Esteban, Santiago), La Union, Pangasinan, the rest of Aurora, the rest of Nueva Ecija, the northernmost portion of Zambales (Santa Cruz), the northeastern portion of Tarlac (Camiling, San Clemente, Paniqui, Gerona, Victoria, Pura, Ramos, Moncada, San Manuel, Anao, La Paz, City of Tarlac, Santa Ignacia), the easternmost portion of Pampanga (Candaba) the eastern portion of Bulacan (Doña Remedios Trinidad, San Miguel, San Ildefonso, Norzagaray, San Rafael), the northern portion of Rizal (Rodriguez), the northern portion of Quezon (nfanta, General Nakar, Real) including Polillo Islands
Signal No. 3 (Storm-force winds, 89–117 kph)
Luzon: The southern portion of mainland Cagayan (Tuao, Enrile, Solana, Tuguegarao City, Peñablanca, Iguig, Piat, Amulung, Santo Niño, Alcala, Rizal), the rest of Isabela, the northwestern, central, and southern portions of Apayao (Conner, Kabugao, Calanasan), Abra, Kalinga, the rest of Mountain Province, the rest of Ifugao, Ilocos Norte, the rest of Ilocos Sur, the rest of Zambales, Bataan, the rest of Tarlac, the rest of Pampanga, the rest of Bulacan, Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas, the rest of Rizal, Laguna, the rest of Quezon, Marinduque, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, and Catanduanes
Signal No. 2 (Gale-force winds, 62–88 kph)
Luzon: Babuyan Islands, the rest of mainland Cagayan, the rest of Apayao, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, Albay, Sorsogon, the northern and western portions of Masbate (City of Masbate, Mobo, Aroroy, Balud, Mandaon, Milagros, Baleno, Uson) including Ticao and Burias Islands
Signal No. 1 (Strong winds, 39–61 kph)
Luzon: Batanes, the rest of Masbate, and the northern portion of Palawan (Taytay, Dumaran, El Nido, Araceli, Roxas, San Vicente) including Calamian, Cuyo, and Cagayancillo Islands
Visayas: Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Bohol, Cebu, Siquijor, Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental, Guimaras, Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, and Antique
Heavy rainfall, severe winds
PAGASA warned that even areas outside the landfall zone may experience heavy rainfall, flooding and landslides. Strong to gale-force gusts are expected in the following areas:
- Sunday, November 9: Palawan, Visayas and Mindanao.
- Monday, November 10: Most of Luzon and Visayas
- Tuesday, November 11: Most of Luzon
Storm surge, sea conditions
The state weather bureau raised a high-risk warning for storm surges exceeding 3 meters in low-lying and exposed coastal areas, including the Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Metro Manila, CALABARZON, Bicol Region, most of MIMAROPA, Northern and Eastern Samar, Aklan, Antique, Guimaras, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Dinagat Islands, Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands and most of Zamboanga Peninsula.
A gale warning is also in effect over the seaboards of Luzon, the eastern and central Visayas and the eastern seaboards of Mindanao.
Sea conditions over the next 24 hours are expected to be very rough to extremely high in the following areas:
- Up to 14 meters: Seaboards of Isabela, Aurora, Camarines Norte; northern and eastern Polillo Islands
- Up to 12 meters: Northern and eastern seaboards of Camarines Sur and Catanduanes
- Up to 10 meters: Seaboards of La Union and Pangasinan; eastern seaboard of mainland Cagayan
- Up to 8 meters: Seaboards of Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur; remaining seaboard of Cagayan including Babuyan Islands; eastern seaboard of northern and central mainland Quezon; remaining seaboard of Polillo Islands
- Up to 7 meters: Seaboards of Batanes and Zambales; eastern seaboards of Albay and Sorsogon
- Up to 5.5 meters: Seaboard of Marinduque; western seaboards of Lubang Islands and Bataan; northern and eastern seaboards of Northern Samar; northern seaboard of Eastern Samar; northern and western seaboards of mainland Masbate including Burias and Ticao Islands; remaining seaboards of Quezon, Camarines Sur, Albay, and Sorsogon
- Up to 4.5 meters: Seaboards of Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, Calamian Islands, Caluya Islands, Samar, Eastern Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Dinagat Island, Surigao del Norte including Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands, and Surigao del Sur; northern seaboard of Cebu including Bantayan Islands; eastern seaboard of Davao Oriental; remaining seaboards of Bataan, Occidental Mindoro, Masbate, and Northern Samar
- Up to 4 meters: Seaboards of northern Palawan including Cuyo and Cagayancillo Islands, Antique, Aklan, Capiz, Iloilo, Guimaras; northern and western seaboards of Negros Occidental
- Up to 3.5 meters: Seaboards of Negros Oriental, Siquijor, Bohol, and Camiguin; remaining seaboards of Cebu
- Up to 3 meters: Seaboard of Zamboanga del Norte; western seaboard of Palawan including Kalayaan Islands; eastern seaboard of Davao del Sur; remaining seaboards of Northern Mindanao
- Up to 2.5 meters: Remaining seaboard of Palawan
- Up to 2 meters: Seaboard of Sarangani; western seaboards of Sulu and Tawi-Tawi; remaining seaboard of Davao Region
PAGASA warned that mariners of small vessels, including motorbancas, must not venture out to sea. All vessels are also advised to remain in port or seek safe harbor until conditions improve.
Track, intensity
After hitting Aurora, the state weather bureau said that Uwan will cross the mountains of Northern Luzon, where it is expected to weaken but remain a typhoon.
By Monday morning, it may emerge over Lingayen Gulf or the waters off Pangasinan or La Union.
From Monday until Tuesday, November 11, Uwan will turn northward, still at typhoon strength.
It is expected to move toward Taiwan by Wednesday, November 12 and make landfall over western Taiwan on Thursday, November 13, before rapidly weakening over land.