MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Storm Dante may finally leave the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) on Saturday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said in its Thursday night bulletin.
Dante was last spotted 260 km west-northwest of Sinait, Ilocos Sur, moving north at 20 kph with maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour (kph) and a gustiness of up to 80 kph.
Dante may leave PAR momentarily as it moves north and then reenter it as it shifts to the northeast, towards the southern part of Taiwan.
Contrary to an earlier prediction, Dante will probably remain a tropical storm once it re-enters PAE on Friday mornin…
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