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Severe Tropical Storm Opong speeds up over West Philippine Sea
Severe Tropical Storm Opong made its sixth and final landfall in Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro on Friday, September 26.
The storm was over the Mindoro Strait by Friday afternoon and is now accelerating over the West Philippine Sea, moving west northwest at 35 km/h.
Opong maintains maximum sustained winds of 110 km/h and gustiness of up to 135 km/h, with the potential to re-intensify into a typhoon.
The storm was downgraded from typhoon strength to severe tropical storm at 2 am on Friday, with its peak winds reaching 120 km/h.
As Opong moves away from land, only moderate to heavy rain may still hit Palawan, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Batangas, and Cavite on Saturday, September 27.
Signal No. 3 was lifted as of 8 pm on Friday, but Signal Nos. 1 and 2 are still in effect.
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