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As of 5:00am, on Friday Nov. 8, Typhoon 'Marce' (International name: YINXING) gradually weakens as it passes west-northwestward, through the coastal waters of Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, with maximum winds up to 155 km/h, and gustiness up to 215 km/h.

It recently made its second landfall over Sanchez Mira, Cagayan, at 9:00pm on Thursday, Nov. 7.

Meanwhile, another low-pressure area has been monitored 1,975km east of southeastern Luzon. (Courtesy of DOST-PAGASA)
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00:00Typhoon Marce's center was last seen in the coastal waters of Pasukin, Ilocos Norte,
00:07and Bahagyang, Humina. From 175 to 155 kilometers,
00:11the wind was only close to his eyes and there was a downpour of up to 215 kilometers per hour.
00:17The storm was moving west-northwest at a speed of only 10 kilometers per hour.
00:22Based on our latest satellite animation,
00:24the worst weather is still expected in a large part of Northern Luzon.
00:29Strong winds and heavy rains are expected,
00:32while there are still localized thunderstorms in Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao
00:37that are not directly associated with Typhoon Marce.
00:41Meanwhile, the cloud clusters we are monitoring in the Pacific Ocean
00:45became a low-pressure area earlier this morning.
00:48As of 4 in the morning, it is more than 1,900 kilometers west of Southeastern Luzon.
00:55Based on our analysis and the movement of this low-pressure area,
00:59it is possible for it to enter our Philippine Area of Responsibility
01:02later tonight or tomorrow morning.
01:05We are still considering the possibility of it becoming a tropical depression
01:10when it enters our PAR.
01:12And if ever there is a severe storm,
01:14we will name it Nica.
01:17And this potential low-pressure area or storm
01:20is likely to affect a large part of Luzon in the coming days.
01:26Based on the latest forecast,
01:28it is expected that the typhoon Marce will head to the West Philippine Sea this morning until this afternoon.
01:35As a reference, yesterday,
01:37the typhoon landed for the first time at 3.40 p.m. in Santa Ana, Cagayan.
01:41And it landed for the second time yesterday at 9 p.m. in the town of Sanchez Mira.
01:47For now, it is slowly moving away from our land
01:50and will leave our Philippine Area of Responsibility
01:53later this afternoon or tonight
01:55towards southern China and central Vietnam.
01:59Based on the intensity of this typhoon Marce,
02:02it is slowly weakening for now
02:04and it is possible for it to become a severe tropical storm over the weekend
02:07because it is entering the area coldly
02:09and this is the northeasterly wind flow.
02:12And it is expected that there will still be areas
02:15where there will still be winds this morning until this afternoon
02:18even though it is moving away from our land.
02:20The typhoon Marce, given its total diameter,
02:23is at 900 to 1,000 kilometers.
02:28For now, especially in the next few hours,
02:30it is expected that there will still be the strongest winds in Ilocos Norte
02:33as well as in the northernmost portion of Ilocos Sur,
02:36particularly in the town of Sinait,
02:37in the towns of Danglas, Lagayan, and Tineg, in Abra,
02:41as well as in the town of Calanasan, Apayau,
02:44and in the towns of San Chasmira, Claveria, and San Trapacedes
02:48here in the western portion of mainland Cagayan.
02:52We also have signal number 3
02:54in the southern and western portion of Baboyan Islands,
02:56as well as in the northern and western portions of Cagayan,
02:59the remaining part of Apayau,
03:01the central portion of Abra,
03:03and also here in the northern portion of Ilocos Sur.
03:06If we have signals number 4 and number 3,
03:09if the wind is possible up to 155 kilometers per hour,
03:12it is possible for trees and plants to be damaged
03:15and for weak structures,
03:16and it is also possible for some posts and lines of electricity to collapse.
03:22We still have two strong winds
03:25here in the southern portion of Batanes,
03:27the remaining part of mainland Cagayan and Baboyan Islands,
03:30northern and western portions of Isabela,
03:33as well as the remaining part of Abra,
03:35Calinga, and the entire mountain province.
03:39We also have signal number 2
03:40in the northern portion of Ifugao,
03:42northern portion of Benguet,
03:44the remaining part of Ilocos Sur,
03:46and the northern part of La Union.
03:48We expect that if we have signal number 2,
03:50it is possible for the wind to be strong up to 85 kilometers per hour,
03:53so it is still a bit dangerous,
03:55especially for plants and weak structures.
03:59We also have signals number 1,
04:01up to 55 kilometers per hour,
04:03in the following hours,
04:05in the remaining part of Batanes,
04:07rest of La Union,
04:08the entire Pangasinan,
04:09the remaining part of Ifugao and Benguet,
04:12rest of Isabela,
04:13as well as in Quirino,
04:14Nueva Vizcaya,
04:16northern and central portions of Aurora,
04:18in the town of Caranglan,
04:19in Nueva Ecija,
04:20and in the towns of Santa Cruz and Candelaria
04:23here in the northern Zambales.
04:25In the following issuances,
04:27it is possible for our signals number 4 to downgrade
04:30into number 3,
04:31number 3 into number 2, and so on,
04:33and it is also possible for our wind signals number 1
04:36to eventually disappear in the southern part of Northern Luzon
04:40in the following issuances,
04:42until the storm that is being monitored
04:45leaves the tropical cyclone wind signals
04:48in a large part of Northern Luzon.
04:52Even so, let's hope that when the night comes,
04:55when we have removed our wind signals,
04:57there are still places where there will be strong gale force
05:00or sometimes there will be strong winds
05:02in Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, and Ilocos regions,
05:05and tomorrow, even if the storm is far away,
05:07there will still be gale force in Batanes and Babuyan Islands.
05:12When it comes to rain,
05:13we have removed the possibility of torrential rains
05:16or more than 200 mm of rain today,
05:19but we will still expect heavy to intense rains
05:22in the following hours here in Ilocos Norte,
05:25below Ilocos Sur, Apayau, and Abra.
05:28It is still possible for it to pour rain,
05:30not only in the low-lying areas,
05:32but there is still a high chance of landslides.
05:36We also have moderate or heavy rains
05:38or 50-100 mm of rain in La Union, Calinga,
05:43and a large part of Cagayan,
05:45including the Babuyan group of islands.
05:47So there are still floods and landslides
05:50in the mentioned areas.
05:53For the location of our ocean,
05:55we still have gale warning
05:57because of the passage of this storm
05:59here in Northern Luzon.
06:01Up to 11.5 meters,
06:03or almost,
06:04there are four high waves
06:06in a large part of the ocean,
06:08in Batanes,
06:09the town of Cagayan,
06:10as well as the Babuyan Islands,
06:12Ilocos Norte, and Ilocos Sur,
06:14while we still expect 3-5 meters high waves
06:17in La Union and Pangasinan.
06:20While the Marseille storm is also moving away,
06:22we are expecting that the waves
06:24in a large part of Northern Luzon
06:26will slowly go down,
06:27while the town of our country
06:29will still remain calm
06:31until the high waves stop,
06:32especially in Visayas and Mindanao.
06:34Here in the remaining part of Luzon,
06:36the waves are still present,
06:37especially in the western seaboards of the country.
06:41And when it comes to the waves,
06:43this morning,
06:44there is still a chance of waves
06:46or the passage of the waves
06:48in Pangasinan,
06:50in the town of Cagayan,
06:51as well as the Babuyan Islands.
06:53This is more than 3 meters,
06:55as well as in Ilocos Norte,
06:56Ilocos Sur,
06:57and the eastern part of Batanes.
06:59We also have 2.1 to 3 meters
07:01here in the northern part of La Union
07:03and up to 2 meters
07:05in the northern part of Isabela.
07:07So make sure that we are coordinated
07:08with our local government units
07:10for possible evacuations,
07:12especially those living in the coastal areas.
07:15And for the time being,
07:17for the next three days,
07:18because the Marseille storm is moving away by tomorrow,
07:21we expect improving weather conditions
07:23in a large part of the northern and central Luzon
07:26and in a large part of the country.
07:28Partly cloudy skies.
07:30It will often be sunny in the morning and afternoon,
07:32but by the afternoon and evening,
07:34there will be heavy rains
07:36and thunderstorms,
07:38especially on the eastern sides.
07:40It will still be hot by the afternoon
07:42because of the Easter lease.
07:43Then by Sunday and Monday,
07:45this is the time where
07:47our low-pressure area that we are monitoring
07:49is getting closer to our land.
07:51So it is possible that by Sunday,
07:53there will be places where it will rain.
07:55Bicol Region, Samar Provinces, and Quezon Province,
07:58while the eastern Luzon
08:00and some parts of Visayas
08:02will also have heavy rains and thunderstorms
08:04due to the approaching of this low-pressure area.

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