MANILA, Nov. 9 -- Typhoon Uwan further intensified as it moves closer toward Bicol Region, the weather bureau said in its 11 p.m. advisory Saturday.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the center of Typhoon Uwan was located 380 kilometers east of Virac, Catanduanes.

It has maximum sustained winds of 155 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 190 kph.

It is forecast to move west northwestward Sunday. On the track forecast, the center of the eye of Uwan may pass close to Catanduanes Sunday morning and make landfall over Aurora by evening or early Monday morning.

There is also an increasing possibility of a slight southward shift in the projected path, which m...