The storm forecast bulletin of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that at 4:00 a.m. on November 8, the center of storm Yinxing (called Marce in the Philippines) was at about 18.5 degrees north latitude; 119.8 degrees east longitude, in the sea west of Ilocos Norte, east of the northern area of the West Philippine Sea (East Sea).
PAGASA said that although the storm weakened slightly overnight, the strongest winds near the storm's center remained at level 14 (155 km/h) near the storm's center, gusting up to 215 km/h (level 17) and the central pressure was 955 hPa.
Previously, on November 7, Typhoon Yinxing made two landfalls in northern Luzon. The first landfall occurred at 3:30 p.m. in Santa Ana with a peak intensity of 233 km/h and a barometric pressure of 937 mbar. The second landfall occurred a few hours later near Claveria at a similar intensity. The Babuyan Islands in the north were also devastated by this powerful eyewall.
Typhoon Yinxing is moving west-northwest at 10 km/h. Strong winds extend up to 500 km from the center of the storm.
PAGASA still issued a wind warning of level 12 (118 to 184 km/h) for the next 12 hours in some areas of Luzon such as the northernmost part of Ilocos Sur, northern part of Abra (Danglas, Lagayan, Tineg), northwestern part of Apayao (Calanasan) and northwestern part of mainland Cagayan.
In addition, northeasterly winds and the periphery of Typhoon Yinxing will also bring strong to strong gusts in coastal areas and exposed highlands.
Rough seas with waves up to 12m high on the coasts of Babuyan Islands and Ilocos Norte. Waves up to 8m on the coast of Ilocos Sur. Waves up to 6m on the rest of the coast of Ilocos Region; west coast of Batanes.
Typhoon Yinxing is forecast to continue moving west and exit the Philippine forecast area (PAR) this afternoon or evening (November 8).
Meanwhile, according to the latest storm information from the Vietnam National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, as of 4:00 a.m. on November 9, the center of storm No. 7 Yinxing was located at about 18.5 degrees north latitude, 116.1 degrees east longitude; in the North East Sea area, about 540km northeast of Hoang Sa archipelago. The storm intensity is level 13-14, gusting to level 17. The eastern part of the North East Sea area is at risk of level 4 natural disasters.
Forecast as of 4:00 a.m. on November 10, the center of storm No. 7 is at approximately 18.9 degrees north latitude, 113.4 degrees east longitude; approximately 330km north-northeast of Hoang Sa archipelago. Storm intensity is level 12-13, gusting to level 16. The northern East Sea area (including Hoang Sa archipelago) is at risk of level 3 natural disasters.
From the next 72 to 120 hours, storm No. 7 in the East Sea will move southwest, traveling 10-15km per hour, and its intensity will continue to weaken.
