MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Uwan (Fung-wong) left the Philippine Area of Responsibility at 1:30 am on Tuesday, November 11, but it is still affecting parts of the country due to its size. It is also expected to reenter PAR and head for Taiwan.
As of 4 am, Uwan was already 365 kilometers west of Calayan, Cagayan, moving north at 15 kilometers per hour (km/h).
The typhoon maintained its strength as it left PAR, with maximum sustained winds of 120 km/h and gustiness of up to 150 km/h.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said moderate to heavy rain (50-100 millimeters) from Uwan may still hit Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Benguet, and Abra on Tuesday. Floods and landslides remain possible, especially in high-risk areas.
Uwan will also continue to trigger bursts of rainfall in the rest of the Ilocos Region, rest of the Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Metro Manila, and Calabarzon. The rain could be moderate to at times heavy.
The trough or extension of the typhoon can cause scattered rain and thunderstorms in Mimaropa, Bicol, and Western Visayas as well. Bicol is among the areas hardest-hit by Uwan as the typhoon brought torrential rain and destructive winds to the region.
Tropical cyclone wind signals are still raised in the following areas as of 5 am on Tuesday:
Signal No. 2
Gale-force winds (62 to 88 km/h), minor to moderate threat to life and property
- Batanes
- Cagayan including Babuyan Islands
- Apayao
- Abra
- Kalinga
- western part of Mountain Province (Besao, Tadian, Sagada, Bauko, Sadanga, Bontoc, Sabangan, Barlig)
- northwestern part of Benguet (Mankayan, Kapangan, Kibungan, Bakun)
- Ilocos Norte
- Ilocos Sur
- northern part of La Union (Luna, Santol, San Fernando City, San Juan, Bagulin, Bangar, San Gabriel, Bacnotan, Sudipen, Balaoan)
Signal No. 1
Strong winds (39 to 61 km/h), minimal to minor threat to life and property
- Isabela
- Quirino
- Nueva Vizcaya
- rest of Benguet
- Ifugao
- rest of Mountain Province
- rest of La Union
- Pangasinan
- Aurora
- Nueva Ecija
- Zambales
- Bataan
- Tarlac
- Pampanga
- Bulacan
- Metro Manila
- Cavite
- Laguna
- northern and western parts of Batangas (Tuy, Nasugbu, Lian, Calatagan, Balayan, Calaca, Laurel, Talisay, Lemery, Agoncillo, San Nicolas, Tanauan City, Santo Tomas)
- Rizal
- northern part of Quezon (General Nakar, Infanta, Real) including Polillo Islands
- Lubang Islands
Signal No. 5 was the highest tropical cyclone wind signal raised due to Uwan.
The typhoon is still bringing occasional gusts even to areas not under wind signals, too:
Tuesday, November 11
- most of Luzon, Western Visayas, Negros Island Region, Northern Samar
Wednesday, November 12
- Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Bicol, Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Quezon, Aurora
Thursday, November 13
- Batanes, Babuyan Islands
PAGASA already lifted all storm surge warnings at 2 am on Tuesday, but a gale warning is still in effect for some of the country’s seaboards.
Up to very rough or high seas (travel is risky for all vessels)
- Seaboards of Ilocos Region – waves up to 8 meters high
- Seaboards of Zambales, Batanes, and Babuyan Islands – waves up to 6 meters high
- Seaboards of mainland Cagayan; western seaboard of Bataan – waves up to 5.5 meters high
- Seaboards of Isabela and Lubang Islands; western seaboard of Batangas – waves up to 4.5 meters high
Up to rough seas (small vessels should not venture out to sea)
- Seaboard of Aurora; northern and western seaboards of Occidental Mindoro and Palawan including Calamian Islands – waves up to 3.5 meters high
- Northern seaboard of Polillo Islands; remaining seaboards of Bataan; seaboards of Cavite, Batangas, Metro Manila, Pampanga, and Bulacan – waves up to 3 meters high
Up to moderate to rough seas (small vessels should take precautionary measures or avoid sailing, if possible)
- Remaining seaboards of Polillo Islands; northern seaboards of Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, and Northern Samar; seaboards of Catanduanes; eastern seaboards of Albay and Sorsogon – waves up to 2.5 meters high
- Remaining seaboards of Quezon and Northern Samar; eastern seaboards of Eastern Samar, Caraga, and Davao Region; southern seaboards of Oriental Mindoro and Marinduque; western and northern seaboards of Romblon – waves up to 2 meters high
At the time of its landfall in Dinalungan, Aurora, at 9:10 pm on Sunday, November 9, Uwan was a super typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 185 km/h, its peak intensity. It was downgraded to a typhoon early Monday, November 10, while crossing Northern Luzon’s mountainous terrain.
Outside PAR, Uwan will “follow a recurving path, turning northward then northeastward,” PAGASA said. It is projected to reenter PAR on Wednesday evening, November 12, then make landfall in Taiwan, which is within PAR.
In terms of intensity, Uwan is likely to keep weakening and may be downgraded to a severe tropical storm on Tuesday; a tropical storm as it hits Taiwan; a tropical depression on Thursday, November 13; and finally a remnant low by early Friday, November 14.
Uwan is the Philippines’ 21st tropical cyclone for 2025, and the second for November. It first entered PAR last Friday evening, November 7, less than 48 hours after the exit of Typhoon Tino (Kalmaegi), which is the country’s deadliest tropical cyclone this year, so far.
PAGASA expects two or three tropical cyclones to form within or enter PAR in November. – Rappler.com