MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Bising maintained its strength while accelerating away from the country, state meteorologists observed on Thursday night.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Bising was last located 495 kilometers east of Itbayat, Batanes.
It still packs packs maximum sustained winds of 150 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center, and gustiness of up to 185 while moving northeast at 15 kph.
By Friday night, Pagasa says that Bising may weaken into a severe tropical storm, and may be around 875 kilometers east northeast of extreme northern Luzon.
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