Tropical Depression Helen exits PAR, heads for China
A low-pressure area (LPA) off Cagayan developed into Tropical Depression Helen on Monday, August 17.
Helen exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility early Tuesday morning and is expected to make landfall over Guangdong province in southern China on Wednesday evening.
PAGASA reported that Helen intensified slightly as it left PAR with maximum winds of 55 km/h and gustiness up to 70 km/h, likely strengthening into a tropical storm by Tuesday evening.
No tropical cyclone wind signal was raised for the Philippines throughout this period.
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