Typhoon Marce moving slowly over Cagayan waters; Signal No. 3 in 2 areas

MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Marce (international name: Yinxing)  is moving slowly west over the waters of northern Cagayan, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Thursday afternoon.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 3 is still up over in the northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan, consisting of  Santa Ana and Gonzaga.

In its 2:00 p.m. cyclone bulletin, Pagasa said Marce was spotted some 295 kilometers east of Aparri, Cagayan.

It packs maximum sustained winds of 150 kilometers per hour (kph), with gusts of up to 185 kph.

Marce will also bring strong to gale-force gusts over most of Cagayan Valley and Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, and Pangasinan on Wednesday, according to the state weather bureau.

Signal No. 2

The following areas remain under TCWS No. 2:

• Batanes
• The rest of Cagayan including Babuyan Islands
• Northern portion of Isabela (Maconacon, San Pablo, Santa Maria, Divilacan)
• Apayao
• Northern portion of Kalinga (Rizal, Pinukpuk, Balbalan)
• Northern portion of Abra (Langiden, Bangued, Danglas, Tayum, La Paz, Dolores, Lagayan, San Juan, Lagangilang, Tineg, Lacub, Licuan-Baay, Malibcong)
• Ilocos Norte
• Northern portion of Ilocos Sur (Sinait, Cabugao, San Juan, Magsingal, Santo Domingo, Bantay, San Ildefonso, San Vicente, Santa Catalina)

Signal No. 1

TCWS No. 1 is in effect over the following areas”

• rest of Ilocos Sur
• La Union
• northwestern portion of Pangasinan: Bani, Bolinao, Anda, City of Alaminos, Agno, Sual
• rest of Abra
• rest of Kalinga
• Mountain Province
• Ifugao
• Benguet
• rest of Isabela
• Quirino
• Nueva Vizcaya
• northern portion of Aurora: Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao, Maria Aurora, Baler

Gale, storm surge warnings

The state weather bureau issued a gale warning over the seaboards of Northern Luzon and the eastern seaboard of Central Luzon.