PAGASA Releases Latest Weather Update for November 5, 2024 (Tuesday)
PAGASA LATEST UPDATE – The state weather bureau reported that Severe Tropical Storm Marce slightly intensified and is nearing typhoon category.
On Tuesday (November 5, 2024), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration released the latest weather update in the country. Severe Tropical Storm Marce will affect the country’s weather conditions.
PAGASA weather specialist Rhea Torres reported that Severe Tropical Storm Marce was last spotted at 735 kilometers east of Baler, Aurora. Marce slightly intensified bringing it closer to typhoon status.
“Marce may further strengthen today and reach the typhoon category until it exits our Philippine area of responsibility (PAR),” Torres said.
The storm has maximum sustained winds of 110 kilometers per hour and gusting of up to 135 kph.
Marce will bring cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over Cagayan Valley, Apayao, Kalinga, Quezon, and Bicol Region.
It will also bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms over Eastern Visayas and Aurora.
The localized thunderstorms will bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms over Metro Manila and the rest of the country.
The northeasterly wind flow will also bring strong gale-force gusts over Ilocos Sur, Aurora, Quezon, and Camarines Norte.
The weather system is expected to leave the country’s vicinity on Friday evening (November 8) or Saturday (November 9).
“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. Marce may exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) region on Friday evening or Saturday (9 November) early morning,” said PAGASA.
Meanwhile, the coastal water condition over Northern Luzon, the eastern section of Southern Luzon, and the rest of Luzon will be moderate to rough. The remaining parts of the country will experience slight to moderate surrounding sea conditions.
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