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The tropical storm with international name Man-Yi is expected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility on Thursday evening and will be called Pepito, state weather bureau PAGASA said Wednesday.“MAN-YI may enter the PAR region by tomorrow evening as ‘PEPITO’…On the track forecast, PEPITO may make landfall over the eastern coast of Luzon during the weekend ,” PAGASA said in its 11 a.m. advisory.
The tropical cyclone could even reach the super typhoon category, according to PAGASA.“The possibility of rapid intensification is not ruled out. Since this tropical cyclone may reach typhoon category while over the Philippine Sea, the possibility for MAN-YI to reach super typhoon category prior to landfall is also not ruled out,” PAGASA said.“Regardless, MAN-YI may make landfall at peak intensity,” it added.
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