Signal No. 4 up over 8 Luzon areas as Uwan maintains strength over WPS

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 4 is raised over eight areas in Luzon as Typhoon Uwan maintained its strength over the West Philippine Sea, state weather bureau PAGASA said on Monday.

In its 8 a.m. bulletin, PAGASA said wind signals are in effect over the following areas:

TCWS No. 4

Luzon 

• the western portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Kayapa, Santa Fe)
• the western portion of Mountain Province (Besao, Tadian, Sagada, Bauko, Sabangan)
• the southern portion of Abra (Tubo, Luba, Villaviciosa, Pilar, Manabo, San Isidro, San Quintin, Pidigan)
• the western portion of Ifugao (Hungduan, Tinoc)
• Benguet
• the central and southern portions of Ilocos Sur (Narvacan, Nagbukel, Santa Maria, Burgos, San Esteban, Santiago, Banayoyo, Lidlidda, San Emilio, Quirino, Cervantes, Gregorio del Pilar, Sigay, Suyo, Alilem, Salcedo, Galimuyod, City of Candon, Santa Lucia, Santa Cruz, Tagudin, Sugpon)
• La Union and
• the northern and western portions of Pangasinan (Lingayen, City of Alaminos, Anda, San Fabian, Mangaldan, Mapandan, Burgos, Dagupan City, Binalonan, Bolinao, Sual, Labrador, Bani, Pozorrubio, Laoac, Mabini, Manaoag, Binmaley, San Jacinto, Bugallon, Infanta, Agno, Calasiao, Santa Barbara, Dasol, Sison, San Nicolas, San Manuel)

TCWS No. 3

Luzon 

• the western portion of Isabela (Alicia, San Mateo, Aurora, Quezon, Ramon, Roxas, Luna, City of Santiago, San Manuel, Cabatuan, San Isidro, Mallig, Cordon)
• the southern portion of Apayao (Kabugao, Conner)
• Kalinga
• the rest of Ifugao
• the rest of Abra
• the rest of Mountain Province
• the northwestern portion of Quirino (Cabarroguis, Diffun, Saguday, Aglipay)
• the southern portion of Ilocos Norte (Nueva Era, Solsona, Dingras, Marcos, Banna, City of Batac, Paoay, Currimao, Pinili, Badoc)
• the rest of Ilocos Sur
• the rest of Pangasinan
• the rest of Nueva Vizcaya
• the northern portion of Nueva Ecija (Cuyapo, Talavera, Santo Domingo, Rizal, Llanera, Guimba, Pantabangan, Science City of Muñoz, Carranglan, Quezon, San Jose City, Lupao, Nampicuan, Talugtug, Licab)
• the northern and central portions of Tarlac (Paniqui, Moncada, City of Tarlac, San Jose, Gerona, Mayantoc, Pura, San Clemente, Santa Ignacia, Victoria, Camiling, Ramos, San Manuel, Anao)
• the northern portion of Zambales (Iba, Palauig, Masinloc, Candelaria, Santa Cruz)

TCWS No. 2

Luzon 

• Cagayan including Babuyan Islands 
• the rest of Isabela
• the rest of Quirino
• the rest of Apayao
• the rest of Ilocos Norte
• Aurora
• the rest of Nueva Ecija
• the rest of Tarlac
• the rest of Zambales
• Pampanga
• Bulacan
• Bataan
• the northern and central portions of Quezon (Pitogo, Buenavista, Lucena City, Calauag, Pagbilao, Infanta, Tiaong, Lopez, Catanauan, Guinayangan, Unisan, General Luna, Plaridel, Quezon, San Antonio, Alabat, Candelaria, Lucban, Sampaloc, Padre Burgos, Sariaya, City of Tayabas, Macalelon, Mauban, Dolores, Perez, Agdangan, Gumaca, Atimonan, Real, Tagkawayan, General Nakar) including Polillo Islands
• Metro Manila
• Rizal
• Laguna
• Cavite
• Batangas
• the northern portion of Marinduque (Santa Cruz, Boac, Gasan, Mogpog)
• the northern portion of Oriental Mindoro (Naujan, City of Calapan, Baco, Puerto Galera, San Teodoro)
• the northern portion of Occidental Mindoro (Abra de Ilog, Paluan, Mamburao, Santa Cruz) including Lubang Islands
• the western portion of Camarines Norte (Santa Elena, Labo, Capalonga, Paracale, Jose Panganiban)

TCWS No. 1

Luzon 

• Batanes
• the northern portion of Palawan (Taytay, Dumaran, El Nido, Araceli) including Calamian Islands and Cuyo Islands
• the rest of Camarines Norte
• Camarines Sur
• Catanduanes
• Albay
• Sorsogon
• western and central portions of Masbate (Uson, Dimasalang, City of Masbate, Mobo, Cawayan, Palanas, Aroroy, Balud, Mandaon, Milagros, Baleno) including Ticao and Burias Islands
• Romblon
• the rest of Oriental Mindoro
• the rest of Occidental Mindoro
• the rest of Quezon
• the rest of Marinduque

Visayas

• the northwestern portion of Northern Samar (Rosario, Biri, San Isidro, Capul, San Vicente, Victoria, Lavezares, San Antonio, San Jose, Allen, Bobon)
• the northern portion of Iloilo (Lambunao, Calinog, Bingawan, City of Passi, San Enrique, Dueñas, San Rafael, Lemery, Sara, Batad, Balasan, Carles, San Dionisio, Estancia)
• Capiz
• Aklan
• the northern and central portions of Antique (Pandan, Libertad, Sebaste, Culasi, Valderrama, Tibiao, Barbaza, Laua-An, Bugasong, Patnongon) including Caluya Islands

Uwas was last spotted 125 kilometers west northwest of Bacnotan, La Union packing maximum sustained winds of 150 km per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 185 kph.

The typhoon was moving west northwestward at 20 kph.

“UWAN will move west northwestward or northwestward in the next 12 hours. Afterwards, while moving northwestward to northward over the West Philippine Sea, UWAN is forecast to re-intensify tomorrow,” PAGASA said.

“By Wednesday (12 November) morning or afternoon, UWAN will begin to turn northeastward towards Taiwan Strait and due to unfavorable environmental conditions, a weakening trend is expected throughout the remaining forecast period. On the forecast track, the center of UWAN will make landfall over western Taiwan on Thursday (13 November),” it added.

The state weather bureau also said there is a high risk of life-threatening and damaging storm surge with peak heights exceeding 3 meters within the next 12 hours over the low-lying or exposed coastal communities of Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Metro Manila, CALABARZON, most of MIMAROPA, Aklan, and Antique. —AOL, GMA Integrated News