PAGASA: 4 areas in Luzon under Signal No. 5 as Uwan crosses Luzon landmass

Four areas in Northern and Central Luzon are under Signal No. 5 as Super Typhoon Uwan continues to batter the country with its destructive typhoon-force winds, the state weather bureau said on Sunday night.

In its 11 p.m. tropical cyclone bulletin, PAGASA said Uwan continues to cross the Luzon landmass, moving northwestward at 30 km/h, with maximum sustained winds of 185 km/h near the center, gustiness of up to 230 km/h, and central pressure of 935 hPa.

The following tropical cyclone signal warnings are in effect in the following areas:

Signal No. 5

• 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

• The southwestern portion of Cagayan (Enrile, Solana, Tuao, Piat, Rizal)
• Isabela
• The rest of Quirino
• The rest of Nueva Vizcaya
• The southern portion of Apayao (Conner)
• Abra
• Kalinga
• Mountain Province
• Ifugao
• Benguet
• The southern portion of Ilocos Norte (Nueva Era, Badoc, Pinili, Currimao, Banna, Marcos, City of Batac, Paoay, Dingras, Solsona, Sarrat, San Nicolas, Laoag City)
• Ilocos Sur
• La Union
• Pangasinan
• The rest of Aurora
• The rest of Nueva Ecija
• The eastern and central portions of Bulacan (Doña Remedios Trinidad, San Miguel, San Ildefonso, Norzagaray, San Rafael)
• The northern and eastern portions of Tarlac (Camiling, San Clemente, Paniqui, Gerona, Victoria, Pura, Ramos, Moncada, San Manuel, Anao, La Paz, City of Tarlac, Santa Ignacia, Concepcion)
• The eastern portion of Pampanga (Candaba, Arayat, Magalang)
• The northern portion of Zambales (Santa Cruz), and
• The northern portion of Quezon (Infanta, General Nakar) including Polillo Islands.

Signal No. 3

• The rest of mainland Cagayan
• The rest of Apayao
• The rest of Ilocos Norte
• The rest of Tarlac
• The rest of Pampanga
• The rest of Bulacan
• The rest of Zambales
• Bataan
• Metro Manila
• Rizal
• Laguna
• Batangas
• Cavite
• The central portion of Quezon (Pitogo, Lucena City, Pagbilao, Tiaong, Lopez, Unisan, Plaridel, San Antonio, Candelaria, Lucban, Sampaloc, Padre Burgos, Sariaya, City of Tayabas, Dolores, Agdangan, Gumaca, Atimonan, Calauag, Quezon, Alabat, Mauban, Perez, Tagkawayan, Guinayangan, Real), and
• Camarines Norte.

Signal No. 2

• Babuyan Islands
• The rest of Quezon
• Marinduque
• Romblon
• Oriental Mindoro
• Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Islands
• Camarines Sur
• Catanduanes
• Albay
• Sorsogon, and
• The northern and central portions of Masbate (City of Masbate, Mobo, Aroroy, Balud, Mandaon, Milagros, Baleno, Uson) including Ticao and Burias Islands.

Signal No. 1

Luzon:

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

Visayas:

• Northern Samar
• Eastern Samar, Samar
• Biliran
• Leyte
• The northeastern portion of Bohol (Talibon, Getafe, Bien Unido, Trinidad, Ubay, Pres. Carlos P. Garcia, Buenavista, San Miguel, Danao, Inabanga, Clarin)
• The northern and central portions of Cebu (Medellin, Daanbantayan, City of Bogo, Tabogon, San Remigio, Tabuelan, Borbon, Sogod, Tuburan, Catmon, Carmen, Danao City, Compostela, Liloan, Consolacion, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, Cordova, Asturias, Cebu City, Balamban, City of Talisay, Toledo City, Minglanilla, Dumanjug, Sibonga, Barili, City of Carcar, City of Naga, San Fernando, Pinamungahan, Aloguinsan, Ronda) including Bantayan and Camotes Islands
• The northern portion of Negros Oriental (Canlaon City, Vallehermoso, City of Guihulngan, La Libertad)
• The northern and central portions of Negros Occidental (City of Escalante, Toboso, Sagay City, Cadiz City, Calatrava, Manapla, City of Victorias, Enrique B. Magalona, Silay City, City of Talisay, San Carlos City, Salvador Benedicto, Murcia, Bacolod City, Hinigaran, Isabela, Moises Padilla, La Castellana, Pontevedra, San Enrique, La Carlota City, Bago City, Valladolid, Pulupandan, Binalbagan, City of Himamaylan, City of Kabankalan, Ilog)
• Guimaras
• Iloilo
• Capiz
• Aklan, and
• Antique including Caluya Islands.

As of 10 p.m., the center of the eye of Super Typhoon Uwan was spotted in the vicinity of Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya.

It earlier made landfall over Dinalungan, Aurora at 9:10 p.m. Sunday.

Aside from a storm surge warning, a gale warning is also in effect over the seaboards of Luzon, the eastern and central seaboards of Visayas, and the eastern seaboards of Mindanao due to very rough waters from Uwan.

PAGASA said Uwan will continue to cross the mountainous terrain of Northern Luzon and emerge over Lingayen Gulf or over the coastal waters of La Union or Ilocos Sur on Monday morning.

“The interaction with the terrain will cause Uwan to weaken significantly, but it is expected to remain as typhoon throughout its passage over Northern Luzon,” the state weather bureau said.

By Monday or Tuesday, the super typhoon will begin to turn northwestward to northward while remaining at typhoon category.

On Wednesday, Uwan will turn northeastward towards the Taiwan Strait while weakening and is forecast to make landfall over western Taiwan on Thursday, November 13.

It will rapidly weaken over the Taiwan landmass before emerging over the waters near Ryukyu Islands. — JMA, GMA Integrated News