'Uwan' re-enters PAR but remains far from land, expected to dissipate soon
PAGASA
Tropical Storm Uwan (international name: Fung-wong) has re-entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) but remains far from the country’s landmass as it continues to move toward southern Taiwan, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Wednesday, Nov. 12.
As of 5 p.m., the center of Uwan was estimated at 210 kilometers northwest of Itbayat, Batanes, with maximum sustained winds of 75 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 90 kph.
It was moving east-northeastward at 10 kph.
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 remains in effect over Batanes, where minimal to minor impacts from strong winds are possible.
PAGASA also issued a gale warning over the seaboard of extreme Northern Luzon due to rough sea conditions.
Uwan is forecast to move generally northeastward and make landfall over southern Taiwan by Wednesday evening before emerging over the eastern coastal waters of Taiwan toward the Ryukyu Islands by Thursday, Nov. 13.
The tropical storm is expected to weaken gradually due to land interaction and less favorable atmospheric conditions, and may eventually dissipate into a remnant low.
Meanwhile, the trough or extension of Uwan will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over Ilocos Norte, Batanes, and Babuyan Islands.
The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), a weather system formed by the convergence of winds from the northern and southern hemispheres, will also cause cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over Davao Region, Soccsksargen, and Surigao del Sur.
In the rest of the country, PAGASA said the weather will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to localized thunderstorms.