Typhoon Marce as of 11:00 p.m. on November 6, 2024. Handout/DOST-PAGASA

MANILA (UPDATE) — More areas were placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3 as typhoon Marce (international name: Yinxing) continues to threaten the northern Cagayan-Babuyan Islands area, the state weather bureau said.

In its 11 p.m. Wednesday weather bulletin, PAGASA said Marce was last located 240 kilometers east of Aparri, Cagayan, packing maximum sustained winds of 155 kilometers per hour near the center, with gusts of up to 190 kph.

Signal No. 3, where storm-force winds may be experienced within 18 hours, is currently raised over the northern and central portions of mainland Cagayan including Babuyan Islands and the eastern portion of Apayao.

Signal No. 2 remains hoisted over the following areas:

-- Batanes

-- Rest of mainland Cagayan

-- Northern and central portions of Isabela (San Pablo, Santa Maria, Divilacan, Tumauini, Maconacon, Cabagan, Santo Tomas, Quezon, Palanan, Ilagan City, Mallig, Delfin Albano, Quirino, San Mariano, Gamu, Roxas, Naguilian, Burgos, Reina Mercedes, Benito Soliven, Luna, Aurora, San Manuel)

-- Rest of Apayao

-- Abra

-- Kalinga

-- Eastern and central portions of Mountain Province (Paracelis, Natonin, Barlig, Sadanga)

-- Ilocos Norte

-- Northern portion of Ilocos Sur (Sinait, Cabugao, San Juan, Magsingal, Santo Domingo, Bantay, San Ildefonso, San Vicente, Santa Catalina, City of Vigan, Narvacan, Caoayan, Santa, Nagbukel, Santa Maria, San Esteban, Santiago, Burgos, Banayoyo, Lidlidda, San Emilio)

Signal No. 1 is also raised over the following areas:

-- Rest of Ilocos Sur

-- La Union

-- Northern portion of Pangasinan (Bani, Bolinao, Anda, City of Alaminos, Agno, Sual, Labrador, Burgos, Mabini, Lingayen, Binmaley, Dagupan City, Mangaldan, San Fabian, San Jacinto, Pozorrubio, Sison, San Manuel, San Nicolas, Natividad, San Quintin, Tayug, Santa Maria, Binalonan, Asingan, Laoac, Manaoag, Mapandan, Santa Barbara, Calasiao, City of Urdaneta)

-- Rest of Mountain Province

-- Ifugao

-- Benguet

-- Rest of Isabela

-- Quirino

-- Nueva Vizcaya

-- Northern portion and central portions of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao, Maria Aurora, Baler)

-- Northern portion of Nueva Ecija (Carranglan)

The track and intensity forecast of Typhoon Marce as of 11:00 p.m. on November 6, 2024. Handout/DOST-PAGASA

Currently moving west northwestward at 10 kph, PAGASA said Marce will continue moving in the same direction before gradually accelerating Thursday through Saturday over the Babuyan Channel.

It is forecast to 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.

Marce may exit the Philippine area of responsibility by Friday evening.

Intense to torrential rains may persist in Cagayan, Apayao and Ilocos Norte until Thursday night, while Batanes and Abra may experience heavy to intense rains.

Moderate to heavy rains are also expected over Kalinga, Isabela, Ilocos Sur and Aurora.

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