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Verbena maintains strength; Signal No. 1 still up over Kalayaan Islands
Severe Tropical Storm Verbena has intensified with maximum sustained winds of 96 km/h and gustiness up to 115 km/h, and is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility early Thursday morning.
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over the Kalayaan Islands.
Verbena was last spotted 375 kilometers west of Coron, Palawan, moving westward at 35 kph.
The storm is forecast to maintain its strength in the next 48 hours before weakening into a tropical storm by Saturday.
The storm, combined with the northeast monsoon, will bring gusty conditions over most of Luzon as well as Aklan, Antique, Capiz and Negros Occidental.
Scattered rains from Verbena's trough may still be experienced over parts of Southern Luzon and Visayas, with flooding and landslides remaining possible in these areas.
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