6 areas under Signal No. 5 as Uwan continues move west

Storm Signal No. 5 is hoisted over six areas as Super Typhoon Uwan continues to move west-northwest while threatening Aurora and Polillo Islands, PAGASA said in its 5 p.m. weather bulletin. 

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 5 is over: 

• 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)
• the central portion of Aurora (San Luis, Baler, Maria Aurora, Dipaculao, Dinalungan)
• Polillo Islands
• the northern portion of Camarines Norte (Paracale, Vinzons) including Calaguas Islands

Meanwhile, 20 areas are under Signal No. 4: 

• The southern portion of Isabela (San Agustin, Jones, Echague, Dinapigue, San Guillermo, Cordon, City of Santiago)
• 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 and eastern portions of Quezon (Tagkawayan, Calauag, Guinayangan, Perez, Alabat, Quezon, Infanta, General Nakar, Real, Mauban)
• the rest of Camarines Norte
• the northern portion of Camarines Sur (Del Gallego, Ragay, Lupi, Cabusao, Sipocot, Libmanan, Bombon, Calabanga, Canaman, Magarao, Tinambac, Siruma, Goa, Tigaon, Pasacao, Milaor, Gainza, Naga City, Pamplona, Camaligan, San Jose, Lagonoy, Presentacion, Garchitorena, Caramoan)
• the northern portion of Catanduanes (Caramoran, Bagamanoc, Pandan, Panganiban) 

Further, Signal No. 3 is raised in the following provinces: 

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
• the rest of Camarines Sur
• the rest of Catanduanes
• Albay
• Sorsogon
• Ticao
•  Burias Islands

Visayas  

• The northwestern portion of Northern Samar (San Isidro, San Vicente, San Antonio, Capul, Lavezares, San Jose, Victoria, Allen, Rosario, Bobon, Catarman, Biri)

On the other hand, the following areas are under Signal No.2: 

Luzon

• Babuyan Islands
• the rest of mainland Cagayan
• the rest of Apayao
• Occidental Mindoro
• Oriental Mindoro
• Romblon
• the rest of Masbate

Visayas

• The rest of Northern Samar
• the northern portion of Samar (Calbayog City, Santo Niño, Almagro, Tagapul-An, Tarangnan, San Jorge, Pagsanghan, Gandara, Santa Margarita, Matuguinao, San Jose de Buan)
• the northern portion of Eastern Samar (Maslog, Arteche, Oras, San Policarpo, Jipapad, Dolores)

And the following areas are under Signal No. 1: 

Luzon

• Batanes 
• the northern portion of Palawan (Taytay, Dumaran, El Nido, Araceli, Roxas, San Vicente) including Calamian, Cuyo, and Cagayancillo Islands

Visayas

• The rest of Samar
• the rest of Eastern Samar
• Biliran
• Leyte
• Southern Leyte
• Cebu
• Bohol
• Siquijor
• Negros Oriental
• Negros Occidental
• Guimaras
• Iloilo
• Capiz
• Aklan
• Antique

Mindanao

• Dinagat Islands
• Surigao del Norte

The center of the eye of Uwan was last monitored 110 kilometers north of Daet, Camarines Norte or 150 kilometers east northeast of Infanta, Quezon. 

The supertyphoon packs maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 230 kilometers per hour. It is moving west northwestward at 30 kilometers per hour. 

PAGASA said that Uwan will continue to move west in the next 24 hours. It is expected to make a landfall over Aurora either on Sunday evening or early morning of Monday, November 10. 

“On the track forecast, the center of the eye of UWAN will pass close to Polillo Islands before making landfall at or near its peak intensity (e.g., as a super typhoon or an upper limit of typhoon) over the central portion of Aurora tonight or tomorrow (10 November) early morning. Due to its proximity and the size of its eyewall, a direct hit (i.e., eyewall affecting the area without making landfall) over Calaguas and Polillo Islands is likely,” the state weather bureau said. 

The state meteorologists also said that Uwan will traverse the mountainous terrain of Northern Luzon after making landfall. The interaction with the terrain will weaken it, but it is expected to remain as a typhoon throughout its passage of northern Luzon, said PAGASA. 

PAGASA also warned of high risk of life-threatening and damaging storm surge with peak heights exceeding 3.0 m within the next 48 hours over the low-lying or exposed coastal communities of Cagayan Valley, Ilocos Region, Central Luzon, Metro Manila, CALABARZON, Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, Palawan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon, Catanduanes, Burias Island, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Antique, Guimaras, Negros Occidental, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Dinagat Islands, and Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands.

Effects

The death toll due to the weather has now risen to at least two, with one person dead reported in Catanduanes and an earlier fatality reported in Catbalogan, Samar.

Classes for Monday have also been suspended across several regions due to the super typhoon, as well as some sea trips, and some bus trips at the PITX. — Vince Angelo Ferreras/BM, GMA Integrated News