08/11/2025
๐๐๐ข๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง | #๐๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐พ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐ช๐๐ฃ๐๐จ; ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ ๐๐ค๐๐จ๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐ค. 4
Typhoon (international name: Fung-Wong) has intensified even more as it edges closer toward the Bicol Region, threatening the area with typhoon-force winds, torrential rains, and dangerous coastal surges. As of 10:00 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 8), PAGASA located the eye of Uwan at 380 kilometers east of Virac, Catanduanes, packing maximum sustained winds of 155 km/h near the center, gusts of up to 190 km/h, and moving west-northwest at 35 km/h.
Catanduanes is now under Signal No. 4, where typhoon-force winds may begin within 12 hoursโposing significant to severe threats to life and property. Meanwhile, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, and Northern and Eastern Sorsogon are under Signal No. 3, expecting storm-force winds that could cause moderate to significant damage. Broader areas including Quezon, Metro Manila, Laguna, Batangas, Marinduque, Masbate, and Samar provinces remain under lower wind signals as the systemโs wide circulation continues to expand. PAGASA warns of life-threatening storm surges exceeding 3 meters along coastal areas of Catanduanes, Albay, Camarines Sur, Quezon, and Northern Samar, while very rough to high seas (5โ14 meters) will prevail across major seaboards. Sea travel remains extremely dangerous, and mariners are advised to stay in port. Residents in low-lying and coastal communities are strongly urged to evacuate immediately if advised by local authorities.
Uwan may reach super typhoon intensity by Sunday, with a possible landfall over Aurora or nearby areas late Sunday or early Monday. A potential southward shift in its path could bring the eyewall directly over Catanduanes or parts of Camarines Sur, resulting in more severe impacts. Residents and disaster officials are advised to remain on alert, secure loose objects, and monitor updates from PAGASA and local authorities as Uwan nears the Philippine landmass.
๐ท๐ช๐ข Rufamie Rodriguez
๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต ๐ฃ๐บ Lance Murillo
๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ DOST-PAGASA
