The tropical cyclone with the international name “Fung-wong” has strengthened into a severe tropical storm as it continues to intensify over the Pacific Ocean, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Friday, Nov. 7
As of 4 a.m., PAGASA weather specialist Loriedin de la Cruz-Galicia said Fung-wong was located 1,525 kilometers east of northeastern Mindanao, packing maximum sustained winds of 95 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 115 kph. It was moving northwestward at 10 kph.
Fung-wong is expected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) by Friday evening or Saturday morning, Nov. 8, after which it will be given the local name “Uwan.”
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