Tropical depression intensifies into tropical storm as it enters PAR, named Marce

MANILA, Philippines – The tropical depression being monitored by the weather bureau intensified into a tropical storm as it entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at 2 am on Monday, November 4.

Its local name is Marce, while its international name is Yinxing.

It is the Philippines’ 13th tropical cyclone for 2024, and the first for November.

The tropical storm was located 935 kilometers east of Eastern Visayas as of 4 am on Monday, moving west northwest at 25 kilometers per hour (km/h).