MANILA, Philippines — Severe Tropical Storm Surigae (international name) slightly gained strength as it approaches the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) reported on Friday morning.
In its 4 a.m. weather bulletin, the state weather bureau said Surigae remains outside PAR and was located 985 kilometers east of Mindanao.
Surigae intensified a little, now with maximum sustained winds of 110 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of 135 kph, as it continues to move westward at 10 kph.
The storm is expected to enter PAR this Friday morning and will be named “Bising” (local name) onc…
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