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CEBU CITY, Philippines – Marce (international name: Yinxing) has intensified into a typhoon, the state weather bureau announced.
In its 10 a.m. advisory on Tuesday, November 5, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) reported that Marce has become a typhoon.
The typhoon has maximum sustained winds of up to 120 kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts reaching up to 150 kph.
It is moving west-northwestward at a speed of 30 kph.
Pagasa last located Marce’s eye 640 kilometers east of Baler, Aurora.
The state weather bureau earlier projected Marce would intensify into a typhoon. It has also raised storm signal No. 1 in various parts of Luzon.
For now, Marce is not expected to directly impact Cebu and the Central Visayas, according to Pagasa’s Mactan station.
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