Severe Tropical Storm Fung-wong has intensified outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility and is expected to enter as typhoon Uwan by early Saturday. PAGASA forecasts rapid strengthening to super typhoon status, with potential landfall in Northern or Central Luzon on Monday at peak intensity. Heavy rains, strong winds, and storm surges are anticipated starting Sunday.
On Friday, November 7, 2025, at 2 a.m., Tropical Storm Fung-wong strengthened into a severe tropical storm outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). As of 4 a.m., it was located 1,500 kilometers east of northeastern Mindanao or 1,470 kilometers east of Eastern Visayas, moving northwest at 10 kilometers per hour. The storm packs maximum sustained winds of 95 kilometers per hour near the center, with gustiness up to 115 kph and a central pressure of 990 hectopascals. Strong to storm-force winds extend up to 720 kilometers from the center.
PAGASA expects Fung-wong to enter the PAR by midnight Friday or early Saturday morning, November 8, where it will be named Uwan. The cyclone is forecast to rapidly intensify, potentially reaching typhoon status within 24 hours and becoming a super typhoon by Saturday evening or Sunday morning, November 9. There is an increasing chance of landfall over Northern or Central Luzon on Monday, November 10, possibly at or near its peak intensity, though forecast uncertainty remains high.
Weather conditions may deteriorate beginning Sunday, November 9, with widespread heavy rains affecting Luzon and Eastern Visayas. Provinces expected to receive 100-200 millimeters of rain include Isabela, Aurora, Quezon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, and Catanduanes. Moderate to heavy rainfall of 50-100 millimeters is forecast for Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Batanes, Cagayan, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, and Biliran. Floods and landslides are likely from Sunday onward.
Tropical cyclone wind signals may be raised as early as Friday afternoon or Saturday morning over the eastern portion of Luzon and parts of Samar provinces, with the highest possible signal being No. 5. Storm surge warnings could be issued by Saturday, posing a high risk of coastal flooding in Northern Luzon and the eastern coast of Central Luzon. Potentially life-threatening stormy conditions are expected over Northern Luzon and portions of Central Luzon on Monday and Tuesday, November 11.
Sea conditions will turn moderate to rough in northern and eastern seaboards of Luzon, and eastern seaboards of Visayas and Mindanao, starting Friday afternoon or Saturday. From Sunday, seas will become hazardous for vessels in most of Luzon and the eastern Visayas, with waves reaching very high or phenomenal levels. PAGASA urges the public to monitor updates closely. This will be the 21st tropical cyclone for the Philippines in 2025 and the second in November, following Typhoon Tino.