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Super typhoon status not ruled out as Ofel further intensifies
Typhoon Ofel has intensified, prompting PAGASA to raise Wind Signal No. 3 over Santa Ana in Cagayan province.
Ofel now boasts maximum sustained winds of 150 kph with gusts of 185 kph, a significant increase from its previous strength.
The weather bureau is not ruling out super typhoon status for Ofel due to a favorable environment for intensification.
The typhoon was last spotted 355 kilometers east of Baler, Aurora, moving west northwest at 25 km/h.
Several areas, including parts of Batanes, the rest of Cagayan, Isabela, Apayao, and northern Ilocos Norte, are under Wind Signal No. 2.
Additional areas in Batanes, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Kalinga, Abra, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, and Aurora are under Wind Signal No. 1.
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