Pepito weakens into severe tropical storm; Signal No. 1 raised in 5 Luzon areas

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 was raised in several areas in Luzon as Pepito (international name: Man-Yi) weakened into a severe tropical storm over the West Philippine Sea late Monday morning. In its 11 a.

m. bulletin, state weather bureau PAGASA said the following areas were under TCWS No.1: Strong winds from 39 to 61 km/h may be expected in these areas within the next 36 hours.



Wind impacts may result in minimal to minor threat to life and property. The center of Pepito was last spotted 270 km west of Batac, Ilocos Norte, with maximum sustained winds of 110 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 135 km/h. It was moving west northwestward 20 km/h.

—AOL, GMA Integrated News.