As of the latest, Super Typhoon Uwan may reach peak intensity on Sunday afternoon.
SUPER TYPHOON UWAN – The potentially devastating storm may have maximum sustained winds of 212 kilometers per hour, with 259 kph gusts.
While the country is still reeling from the destructive path of Typhoon Tino before it exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), another powerful typhoon is set to batter the country this weekend.
Currently, Tropical Storm Fung-Wong is still outside PAR, as of Thursday, November 6. However, it is expected that the Philippines may be hit by it, reaching the super typhoon category.
Tropical Storm Fung-Wong heads towards Luzon and will be named Uwan once it enters the PAR. It is forecast to intensify into a super typhoon as it nears the country. It is still uncertain, but it will likely hit central or northern Luzon and make landfall as a typhoon or super typhoon, according to Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
It will be a typhoon on Friday, November 7 and a super typhoon on Saturday, November 8, as reported by PAGASA. It is expected to enter PAR as a typhoon late Friday evening or early Saturday morning.
Given these possible scenarios, PAGASA may issue tropical cyclone wind signals in the eastern part of Luzon and parts of Samar Island as early as Friday evening or Saturday morning to allow residents ample time to prepare for the expected strong winds.
Signal No. 5 will be the highest tropical wind signal to be hoisted during its passage.
Meanwhile, the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) said Thursday that Fung-wong may reach peak intensity Sunday afternoon. Â Uwan’s maximum sustained winds may reach 212 kilometers per hour, with 259 kph gusts.
Ahead of Fung-wong is a favorable environment for further and rapid intensification. The US Navy and Air Force weather agency said that the tropical cyclone will continue to strengthen “all the way through landfall over northeast Luzon”.Â
“Recent track guidance focuses the strike point north of Casiguran (Aurora) but well south of the northeast tip of Luzon, with an exit point into the West Philippine Sea somewhere near Vigan,” JTWC added.
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