Uwan weakened from a tropical storm to a tropical depression as it made landfall in southern Taiwan on Wednesday evening, according to PAGASA. The storm is accelerating toward Japan. Batanes remains under Signal No. 1.
On Wednesday evening, November 12, 2025, Tropical Depression Uwan (Fung-wong) made landfall in the southern portion of Taiwan, which is within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in a briefing past 11 pm that its maximum sustained winds decreased to 55 kilometers per hour from 75 km/h, with gustiness still up to 90 km/h. “It will continue to weaken until it becomes a remnant low in the next 12 hours,” PAGASA added.
As of 10 pm, Uwan was 190 kilometers north northwest of Itbayat, Batanes, over the sea east of southern Taiwan. It is moving east northeast toward Japan’s Ryukyu Islands at 20 km/h, up from 10 km/h. Batanes remained under Signal No. 1 as of 11 pm on Wednesday, meaning strong winds from the tropical depression are still reaching the province. Uwan may also bring occasional gusts to Batanes and Babuyan Islands on Thursday, November 13.
Signal No. 5 was the highest tropical cyclone wind signal raised due to Uwan. There are no more seaboards with very rough conditions, but moderate to rough seas persist, posing risks for small vessels. For instance, waves up to 4 meters high are expected on the northern and western seaboards of Batanes and northern seaboard of Babuyan Islands.
Uwan reentered the PAR as a tropical storm on Wednesday afternoon after exiting as a typhoon at 1:30 am on Tuesday, November 11. At its peak, Uwan was a super typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 185 km/h and made landfall in the Philippines in Dinalungan, Aurora, at 9:10 pm on Sunday, November 9. Afterwards, it weakened into a typhoon early Monday, November 10, while crossing Northern Luzon’s mountainous terrain.
During the cyclone’s onslaught, it caused massive floods and landslides. More than 20 people had been reported dead as of Wednesday morning, most of them from the Cordillera Administrative Region. Uwan is the Philippines’ 21st tropical cyclone for 2025, and the second for November. It first entered the PAR last Friday evening, November 7, less than 48 hours after the exit of Typhoon Tino (Kalmaegi), the country’s deadliest tropical cyclone this year so far. PAGASA expects two or three tropical cyclones to form within or enter the PAR in November.