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Paolo heads for China; LPA outside PAR likely to become tropical depression
Severe Tropical Storm Paolo has officially exited the Philippine area of responsibility, with no more areas under a wind signal late Saturday morning.
As of 10 am on Saturday, Paolo was located 440 kilometers west of Sinait, Ilocos Sur, moving west-northwest toward southern China at 20 km/h.
The storm maintained maximum sustained winds of 110 km/h and gustiness of up to 135 km/h, but PAGASA warned it may re-intensify into a typhoon over the West Philippine Sea.
At its peak, Paolo was a typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 130 km/h when it made landfall in Dinapigue, Isabela, on Friday, October 3.
The tropical cyclone brought moderate to torrential rain and winds ranging from Signal No. 1 to Signal No. 4, mainly to Northern Luzon and Central Luzon.
Paolo was downgraded to a severe tropical storm late Friday afternoon after crossing the mountainous region of Northern Luzon.
Its trough may still cause scattered rain and thunderstorms in the Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Central Luzon, Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas, and Occidental Mindoro on Saturday.
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