MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon “Marce” is almost stationary over the waters east of northern Cagayan while packing maximum sustained winds of 150 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 185kph, the state-run weather agency said on Wednesday.
In its 5 p.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the center of Marce’s eye was at 295 kilometers east of Aparri, Cagayan.
Pagasa said Signal No. 3 remained up over the northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana and Gonzaga).
Meanwhile, Signal No. 2 is raised over Batanes, the rest of Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, the northern portion of Isabela (Maconacon, San Pablo, Santa Maria and Divilacan), Apayao, the northern portion of Kalinga (Rizal, Pinukpuk and Balbalan), the northern portion of Abra (Langiden, Bangued, Danglas, Tayum, La Paz, Dolores, Lagayan, San Juan, Lagangilang, Tineg, Lacub, Licuan-Baay and Malibcong), Ilocos Norte, and the northern portion of Ilocos Sur (Sinait, Cabugao, San Juan, Magsingal, Santo Domingo, Bantay, San Ildefonso, San Vicente and Santa Catalina).
Also in Luzon, Signal No. 1 is up over he rest of Ilocos Sur, La Union, the northwestern portion of Pangasinan (Bani, Bolinao, Anda, City of Alaminos, Agno and Sual), the rest of Abra, the rest of Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, the rest of Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, and the northern portion of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao, Maria Aurora and Baler), the weather bureau said.
The highest storm signal which may be hoisted during the occurrence of Marce would be Signal No. 4, the latest bulletin said.
Pagasa warned that there was a high risk of life-threatening storm surge with peak surge heights exceeding 3.0 meters above normal tide levels in the next 48 hours over the low-lying or exposed coastal localities of Batanes, Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, Isabela, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, and La Union.
Citing its forecast track, the state weather bureau said the typhoon would make landfall and traverse Babuyan Islands and/or the northern portions of mainland Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, and Apayao (or pass very close to these areas) from Thursday afternoon to early Friday morning.
By Friday evening, Marce, which would remain under the typhoon category during the forecast period, may exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility, it added.
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