Typhoon Marce slightly intensified as it moves over the sea east of Cagayan, PAGASA reported early Thursday, November 7.

In its 8 a.m. weather bulletin, the weather bureau reported that Typhoon Marce is located 175 km east of Aparri, Cagayan, with maximum sustained winds of 165 km/h near the center and gusts reaching up to 205 km/h, moving slowly in a west-northwestward direction.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 4 is hoisted in the following areas:

• Northern portion of mainland Cagayan including Babuyan Islands
• Northeastern portion of Apayao
• Northern portion of Ilocos Norte

Meanwhile, TCWS No. 3 is in effect in the following areas:

• Batanes
• rest of Cagayan
• rest of Apayao
• rest of Ilocos Norte
• northern portion of Abra
• northern portion of Ilocos Sur

Furthermore, TCWS No. 1 is in effect in the following areas:

• rest of La Union
• Pangasinan
• rest of Ifugao
• rest of Benguet
• rest of Isabela
• Quirino
• Nueva Vizcaya
• northern and central portions of Aurora
• northern portion of Nueva Ecija
• northern portion of Zambales

Marce is forecast to move west-northwest over the waters east of Cagayan for the next 12 hours, before shifting to a westward track from this afternoon through Saturday.

According to the forecast track, Marce is expected to make landfall and pass over the Babuyan Islands and/or the northern parts of mainland Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, and Apayao, or come very close to these areas, from this afternoon until early tomorrow.