'Marce' weakens; Another potential cyclone to enter PAR

Manila Bulletin

As of 5:00am, on Friday Nov. 8, Typhoon 'Marce' (International name: YINXING) gradually weakens as it passes west-northwestward, through the coastal waters of Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, with maximum winds up to 155 km/h, and gustiness up to 215 km/h.   It recently made its second landfall over Sanchez Mira, Cagayan, at 9:00pm on Thursday, Nov. 7.   Meanwhile, another low-pressure area has been monitored 1,975km east of southeastern Luzon. (Courtesy of DOST-PAGASA)

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00:00Typhoon Marce's center was last seen in the coastal waters of Pasukin, Ilocos Norte,

00:07and Bahagyang, Humina. From 175 to 155 kilometers,

00:11the wind was only close to his eyes and there was a downpour of up to 215 kilometers per hour.

00:17The storm was moving west-northwest at a speed of only 10 kilometers per hour.

00:22Based on our latest satellite animation,

00:24the worst weather is still expected in a large part of Northern Luzon.

00:29Strong winds and heavy rains are expected,

00:32while there are still localized thunderstorms in Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao

00:37that are not directly associated with Typhoon Marce.

00:41Meanwhile, the cloud clusters we are monitoring in the Pacific Ocean

00:45became a low-pressure area earlier this morning.

00:48As of 4 in the morning, it is more than 1,900 kilometers west of Southeastern Luzon.

00:55Based on our analysis and the movement of this low-pressure area,

00:59it is possible for it to enter our Philippine Area of Responsibility

01:02later tonight or tomorrow morning.

01:05We are still considering the possibility of it becoming a tropical depression

01:10when it enters our PAR.

01:12And if ever there is a severe storm,

01:14we will name it Nica.

01:17And this potential low-pressure area or storm

01:20is likely to affect a large part of Luzon in the coming days.

01:26Based on the latest forecast,

01:28it is expected that the typhoon Marce will head to the West Philippine Sea this morning until this afternoon.

01:35As a reference, yesterday,

01:37the typhoon landed for the first time at 3.40 p.m. in Santa Ana, Cagayan.

01:41And it landed for the second time yesterday at 9 p.m. in the town of Sanchez Mira.

01:47For now, it is slowly moving away from our land

01:50and will leave our Philippine Area of Responsibility

01:53later this afternoon or tonight

01:55towards southern China and central Vietnam.

01:59Based on the intensity of this typhoon Marce,

02:02it is slowly weakening for now

02:04and it is possible for it to become a severe tropical storm over the weekend

02:07because it is entering the area coldly

02:09and this is the northeasterly wind flow.

02:12And it is expected that there will still be areas

02:15where there will still be winds this morning until this afternoon

02:18even though it is moving away from our land.

02:20The typhoon Marce, given its total diameter,

02:23is at 900 to 1,000 kilometers.

02:28For now, especially in the next few hours,

02:30it is expected that there will still be the strongest winds in Ilocos Norte

02:33as well as in the northernmost portion of Ilocos Sur,

02:36particularly in the town of Sinait,

02:37in the towns of Danglas, Lagayan, and Tineg, in Abra,

02:41as well as in the town of Calanasan, Apayau,

02:44and in the towns of San Chasmira, Claveria, and San Trapacedes

02:48here in the western portion of mainland Cagayan.

02:52We also have signal number 3

02:54in the southern and western portion of Baboyan Islands,

02:56as well as in the northern and western portions of Cagayan,

02:59the remaining part of Apayau,

03:01the central portion of Abra,

03:03and also here in the northern portion of Ilocos Sur.

03:06If we have signals number 4 and number 3,

03:09if the wind is possible up to 155 kilometers per hour,

03:12it is possible for trees and plants to be damaged

03:15and for weak structures,

03:16and it is also possible for some posts and lines of electricity to collapse.

03:22We still have two strong winds

03:25here in the southern portion of Batanes,

03:27the remaining part of mainland Cagayan and Baboyan Islands,

03:30northern and western portions of Isabela,

03:33as well as the remaining part of Abra,

03:35Calinga, and the entire mountain province.

03:39We also have signal number 2

03:40in the northern portion of Ifugao,

03:42northern portion of Benguet,

03:44the remaining part of Ilocos Sur,

03:46and the northern part of La Union.

03:48We expect that if we have signal number 2,

03:50it is possible for the wind to be strong up to 85 kilometers per hour,

03:53so it is still a bit dangerous,

03:55especially for plants and weak structures.

03:59We also have signals number 1,

04:01up to 55 kilometers per hour,

04:03in the following hours,

04:05in the remaining part of Batanes,

04:07rest of La Union,

04:08the entire Pangasinan,

04:09the remaining part of Ifugao and Benguet,

04:12rest of Isabela,

04:13as well as in Quirino,

04:14Nueva Vizcaya,

04:16northern and central portions of Aurora,

04:18in the town of Caranglan,

04:19in Nueva Ecija,

04:20and in the towns of Santa Cruz and Candelaria

04:23here in the northern Zambales.

04:25In the following issuances,

04:27it is possible for our signals number 4 to downgrade

04:30into number 3,

04:31number 3 into number 2, and so on,

04:33and it is also possible for our wind signals number 1

04:36to eventually disappear in the southern part of Northern Luzon

04:40in the following issuances,

04:42until the storm that is being monitored

04:45leaves the tropical cyclone wind signals

04:48in a large part of Northern Luzon.

04:52Even so, let's hope that when the night comes,

04:55when we have removed our wind signals,

04:57there are still places where there will be strong gale force

05:00or sometimes there will be strong winds

05:02in Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, and Ilocos regions,

05:05and tomorrow, even if the storm is far away,

05:07there will still be gale force in Batanes and Babuyan Islands.

05:12When it comes to rain,

05:13we have removed the possibility of torrential rains

05:16or more than 200 mm of rain today,

05:19but we will still expect heavy to intense rains

05:22in the following hours here in Ilocos Norte,

05:25below Ilocos Sur, Apayau, and Abra.

05:28It is still possible for it to pour rain,

05:30not only in the low-lying areas,

05:32but there is still a high chance of landslides.

05:36We also have moderate or heavy rains

05:38or 50-100 mm of rain in La Union, Calinga,

05:43and a large part of Cagayan,

05:45including the Babuyan group of islands.

05:47So there are still floods and landslides

05:50in the mentioned areas.

05:53For the location of our ocean,

05:55we still have gale warning

05:57because of the passage of this storm

05:59here in Northern Luzon.

06:01Up to 11.5 meters,

06:03or almost,

06:04there are four high waves

06:06in a large part of the ocean,

06:08in Batanes,

06:09the town of Cagayan,

06:10as well as the Babuyan Islands,

06:12Ilocos Norte, and Ilocos Sur,

06:14while we still expect 3-5 meters high waves

06:17in La Union and Pangasinan.

06:20While the Marseille storm is also moving away,

06:22we are expecting that the waves

06:24in a large part of Northern Luzon

06:26will slowly go down,

06:27while the town of our country

06:29will still remain calm

06:31until the high waves stop,

06:32especially in Visayas and Mindanao.

06:34Here in the remaining part of Luzon,

06:36the waves are still present,

06:37especially in the western seaboards of the country.

06:41And when it comes to the waves,

06:43this morning,

06:44there is still a chance of waves

06:46or the passage of the waves

06:48in Pangasinan,

06:50in the town of Cagayan,

06:51as well as the Babuyan Islands.

06:53This is more than 3 meters,

06:55as well as in Ilocos Norte,

06:56Ilocos Sur,

06:57and the eastern part of Batanes.

06:59We also have 2.1 to 3 meters

07:01here in the northern part of La Union

07:03and up to 2 meters

07:05in the northern part of Isabela.

07:07So make sure that we are coordinated

07:08with our local government units

07:10for possible evacuations,

07:12especially those living in the coastal areas.

07:15And for the time being,

07:17for the next three days,

07:18because the Marseille storm is moving away by tomorrow,

07:21we expect improving weather conditions

07:23in a large part of the northern and central Luzon

07:26and in a large part of the country.

07:28Partly cloudy skies.

07:30It will often be sunny in the morning and afternoon,

07:32but by the afternoon and evening,

07:34there will be heavy rains

07:36and thunderstorms,

07:38especially on the eastern sides.

07:40It will still be hot by the afternoon

07:42because of the Easter lease.

07:43Then by Sunday and Monday,

07:45this is the time where

07:47our low-pressure area that we are monitoring

07:49is getting closer to our land.

07:51So it is possible that by Sunday,

07:53there will be places where it will rain.

07:55Bicol Region, Samar Provinces, and Quezon Province,

07:58while the eastern Luzon

08:00and some parts of Visayas

08:02will also have heavy rains and thunderstorms

08:04due to the approaching of this low-pressure area.

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