MANILA, Philippines – 'Bagyong Marce' (international name: Yinxing) has intensified into a typhoon, state weather bureau PAGASA announced in its 11:00 a.m. bulletin on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
At 10:00 a.m. today, the center of Typhoon 'Marce' was estimated based on all available data at 590 km East of Baler, Aurora.
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| Satellite image of Tropical Storm Marce as of 10:40 am, November 5, 2024. Photo courtesy: DOST-PAGASA |
'Bagyong Marce' has maximum sustained winds of 120 km/h near the center, gustiness of up to 150 km/h, and central pressure of 970 hPa. It is moving west northwestward at 30 km/h.
TROPICAL CYCLONE WIND SIGNALS (TCWS) IN EFFECT
Signal No. 1 was hoisted in Luzon areas:
- Batanes
- Cagayan including Babuyan Islands
- Isabela
- Ilocos Norte
- Apayao
- Abra
- Kalinga
- Mountain Province
- Ifugao
- the northern portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Diadi, Bagabag, Ambaguio, Villaverde, Bayombong, Solano, Quezon, Kasibu)
- the northern portion of Quirino (Diffun, Saguday, Cabarroguis, Aglipay, Maddela) and
- the northern portion of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan).
The highest Wind Signal which may be hoisted during the occurrence of 'Marce' is Wind Signal No. 4.
TRACK AND INTENSITY OUTLOOK
'Marce' is forecast to move generally west northwestward today until tomorrow (November 6) morning before decelerating and turning westward over the Philippine Sea east of Extreme Northern Luzon.
On the forecast track, 'Marce' may make landfall in the vicinity of Babuyan Islands or over the northern portion of mainland Cagayan on Thursday evening (November 7) or Friday (November 8) early morning.
Due to uncertainty in the strength of the high pressure area north of 'Marce', the forecast track may still change and bring the landfall point to mainland Cagayan-Isabela area. It may exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) region on Friday evening or Saturday (November 9) early morning.
TROPICAL CYCLONES THIS YEAR
'Bagyong Marce' is the Philippines' 13th tropical cyclone for 2024. It entered Philippine area of responsibility at 2 a.m. Monday.
On average, there are 20 tropical cyclones that could form or enter the PAR each year. Only half of those are projected to make landfall.
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