Typhoon Marce moves over Babuyan Channel, second landfall possible

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PAGASA says Typhoon Marce (Yinxing) could make another landfall along the coast of northwestern mainland Cagayan on Thursday evening, November 7

MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Marce (Yinxing) continued to trigger “life-threatening conditions” in the northern parts of Cagayan, Apayao, and Ilocos Norte as it moved over the Babuyan Channel early Thursday evening, November 7, the weather bureau said.

As of 7 pm on Thursday, Marce was located over the coastal waters of Aparri, Cagayan, moving west northwest at only 10 kilometers per hour (km/h).

It continues to have maximum sustained winds of 175 km/h and gustiness of up to 240 km/h.

Earlier on Thursday, the typhoon made landfall in Santa Ana, Cagayan, at 3:40 pm.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Marce could make another landfall along the coast of northwestern mainland Cagayan on Thursday evening, then emerge over the West Philippine Sea early Friday morning, November 8.

PAGASA reiterated that “regardless of the position of the center of the eye in the next several hours…potentially life-threatening conditions due to typhoon-force winds, storm surge inundation, and torrential rainfall will be experienced in the Babuyan Islands and the northern portions of mainland Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, and Apayao.”

Marce may start weakening in the next 12 to 24 hours “due to interaction with the terrain of mainland Luzon” and dry air from the northeasterly windflow, but it is likely to remain a typhoon. PAGASA, however, is also not ruling out the possibility of Marce intensifying into a super typhoon.

More areas in Ilocos Norte were placed under Signal No. 4 as of 8 pm on Thursday. Below is the updated list of areas under tropical cyclone wind sign