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Pepito is now a super typhoon, says Pagasa
Typhoon Pepito has intensified into a super typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 185 kph and gusts up to 230 kph.
As of Saturday morning, the super typhoon was located 215 km east of Catarman, Northern Samar, and moving northwestward at 25 kph.
Pagasa reclassified Pepito as a super typhoon at 8 a.m. on Saturday.
It is projected to make landfall in Catanduanes on Saturday night or early Sunday morning.
The super typhoon will cross the Bicol Region, Calabarzon, Central Luzon, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Ilocos Region before emerging at the West Philippine Sea.
Pepito is anticipated to leave the Philippine area of responsibility by Monday, November 18.
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