The latest storm information from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that at 4:00 a.m. on November 7, the center of Typhoon Fung-wong was at 10.8 degrees north latitude, 139.2 degrees east longitude, about 1,500km northeast of Mindanao and the majority of Eastern Visayas, about 1,470km, still outside the Philippine Forecast Area (PAR).
The storm has the strongest wind near the center reaching 95 km/h, gusting up to 115 km/h, the pressure is 990 hPa, moving northwest at a speed of about 10 km/h. The strong storm wind radius extends up to 720km from the center of the storm.
PAGASA forecasts that Typhoon Fung-wong will enter PAR by midnight tonight or early Saturday morning (8.11). When it enters the region, the storm will be locally named Uwan.
It is forecasted that in the next 24 hours, Fung-wong will continue to strengthen into a typhoon and may reach super typhoon level on Saturday evening (8.11) or Sunday morning (9.11).
According to PAGASA's typhoon forecast, the typhoon is likely to make landfall in northern or central Luzon Island (Philippines) on November 10, the time forecast to be close to or reach its peak intensity throughout its life cycle.
Storm wind warning signals may be raised in eastern areas of Luzon and Samar provinces as early as the afternoon of November 7 or the morning of November 8, with the highest warning level possibly reaching level 5 - equivalent to super typhoon level.
PAGASA's weather bulletin also emphasized that the weather in the northern and central Luzon regions will significantly deteriorate from Sunday (November 9), when strong winds, heavy rain and high waves begin to affect. Coastal areas of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will have rough to very rough seas from the weekend.
Disaster management offices and people are advised to closely monitor the forecast bulletin and prepare for response in case the storm reaches high intensity and is likely to enter the East Sea after crossing the Philippines.
According to the forecast model, Typhoon Fung-wong will move mainly west-northwest throughout the coming period, and if it does not change direction, it may enter the northeastern sea of the East Sea, east of Hainan Island (China) around November 10-11, becoming the 14th typhoon in the East Sea this year, with the intensity of a typhoon.
Regarding storm No. 13 Kalmaegi, according to the Vietnam National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, early this morning (November 7), the tropical depression (weakened from storm No. 13.) has weakened into a low pressure area in the lower Laos area.
At 4:00 a.m. on November 7, the center of the low pressure was at about 14.6 degrees north latitude; 106.8 degrees east longitude. The strongest wind in the center of the low pressure area is below level 6 (under 39 km/h).
It is forecasted that in the next 12 hours, the low pressure area will continue to move mainly in the west-northwest direction, weakening and gradually dissipating.
