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Pepito exits PAR, strengthens into typhoon
Severe Tropical Storm Pepito exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at 7:30 am on Thursday, October 22, and intensified into a typhoon by 8 am.
As of 11 am, Pepito was located 485 kilometers west northwest of Dagupan City, Pangasinan, with maximum winds of 120 km/h and gusts of up to 150 km/h.
The typhoon is moving northwest at 20 km/h and is expected to turn west, making landfall in central Vietnam by Sunday, October 25.
PAGASA forecasts that Pepito may reach its peak intensity on Friday, October 23.
Pepito had previously made landfall as a tropical storm in Casiguran, Aurora, on Tuesday, October 20, causing floods in Luzon.
No fatalities, injuries, or missing persons have been reported as of Wednesday evening.
Pepito is the 16th tropical cyclone to enter the Philippines in 2020 and the 3rd for October.
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Severe Tropical Storm Pepito has intensified and crossed Northern Luzon, now moving west over the West Philippine Sea at 15 kph.
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Severe Tropical Storm Pepito is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility between Thursday morning and afternoon.
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Tropical Storm Pepito has emerged over the West Philippine Sea on Wednesday morning after battering parts of Luzon.
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Tropical Depression Pepito, the 16th tropical cyclone in the Philippines for 2020, is now located 430 kilometers east of Virac, Catanduanes, moving west northwestward at 20 kph.
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Tropical Storm Pepito has slightly intensified, prompting PAGASA to raise Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 over several areas in Luzon, including La Union, Pangasinan, and Aurora.
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