Tropical cyclone Jangmi (international name) has intensified into a tropical storm on Wednesday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
In an 11:00 a.m. tropical cyclone advisory, PAGASA reported that Jangmi had maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 80 kph.
It was last located 1,300 kilometers east of Northeastern Mindanao and is moving North northwestward at 10 kph.
The tropical storm is expected to further intensify into a typhoon by Saturday over the Philippine Sea. It may prompt the hoisting of Storm Signal No. 1 during its entire passage, PAGASA said.
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