Typhoon Uwan (Fung-wong) intensified further as PAGASA raised Signal No. 2 over Catanduanes and parts of Samar Island at 5 a.m. on Saturday, November 8. It was located 985 kilometers east of Eastern Visayas with maximum sustained winds of 130 km/h. The storm is projected to become a super typhoon by Saturday evening or Sunday morning.
On Friday, November 7, Uwan intensified from a severe tropical storm to a typhoon around 8 p.m. and entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) around 10 p.m. PAGASA reported it was positioned 1,045 kilometers east of Eastern Visayas, moving west-northwest at 20 km/h with maximum sustained winds of 120 km/h and gustiness up to 150 km/h.
By 4 a.m. Saturday, it strengthened to 130 km/h with gusts reaching 160 km/h, accelerating to 25 km/h. Signal No. 2 was raised over Catanduanes; eastern and central Northern Samar (including Lope de Vega, Palapag, and others); northeastern Samar (Matuguinao, San Jose de Buan); and northern Eastern Samar (Maslog, San Policarpo, and others). This indicates winds of 62 to 88 km/h posing minor to moderate threats to life and property.
Signal No. 1 covers wide areas of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, including Cagayan, Isabela, Metro Manila, Quezon, Camarines provinces, and many more. The highest signal could reach No. 5.
Uwan, the 21st tropical cyclone of 2025 and second in November, entered the PAR less than 48 hours after the deadly Typhoon Tino exited. It is forecast to make landfall over southern Isabela or northern Aurora late Sunday evening or early Monday morning, November 10, near its peak intensity. Afterward, it will traverse Northern Luzon and emerge over the West Philippine Sea.
The typhoon will bring heavy rain: intense to torrential (over 200 mm) in Camarines provinces, Catanduanes, and others on Sunday; and in Northern Luzon on Monday. High risk of storm surges exceeding 3 meters in Isabela, Aurora, Quezon, and Bicol region. Seas will be very rough up to 14 meters in some areas, risky for vessels.
The government has prepared evacuations, relief supplies, and alerts for agencies like DSWD, PNP, and PCG. Classes are suspended in Baguio and Dagupan on Monday, with Cebu Pacific canceling flights.
