Typhoon Marce strengthens while inching toward mainland Cagayan-Babuyan Islands area
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MARCE. Satellite image of Typhoon Marce (Yinxing) as of November 6, 2024, 11 pm.
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PAGASA says Typhoon Marce (Yinxing), which now has maximum sustained winds of 155 km/h, may have already reached its peak intensity
MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Marce (Yinxing) intensified on Wednesday evening, November 6, while moving toward the northern mainland Cagayan-Babuyan Islands area.
Marce’s maximum sustained winds increased from 150 kilometers per hour to 155 km/h, possibly already its peak intensity, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Its gustiness is now up to 190 km/h from 185 km/h.
The typhoon was located 240 kilometers east of Aparri, Cagayan, as of 10 pm on Wednesday. It is moving west northwest at only 10 km/h, still maintaining a generally slow pace.
PAGASA said in its 11 pm bulletin that Marce is now projected to move west northwest over the waters east of Cagayan until Thursday morning, November 7, before gradually speeding up westward from Thursday afternoon to Saturday, November 9, over the Babuyan Channel and the northern portion of the West Philippine Sea.
Marce might make landfall and cross Babuyan Islands and/or the northern parts of mainland Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, and Apayao from Thursday afternoon to early Friday morning, November 8. The typhoon may also just pass very close to these areas instead of making landfall, but note that in both scenarios, it would still have a serious impact.
PAGASA added that Marce may slightly weaken “due to possible interaction with the terrain of mainland Luzon,” but it is expected to remain a typhoon.
Moderate to torrential rain is seen to persist in parts of Northern Luzon until Friday, Marce’s last day inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). The rain may trigger floods and landslides.
Wednesday evening, November 6, to Thursday evening, November 7
- Intense to torrential rain (more than 200 millimeters): Cagay
