MANILA, Philippines — State weather bureau PAGASA reported Saturday that a tropical storm has entered the Philippines’ weather monitoring area.
PAGASA said that Tropical Storm Huaning (international name: Lupit) entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility at 5 a.m. on Saturday.
At 5:00 AM today, Tropical Storm LUPIT entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility and was assigned the local name #HuaningPH.
Tropical Cyclone Bulletins will be issued beginning at 11:00 AM today. pic.twitter.com/r6to4MCLeN— PAGASA-DOST (@dost_pagasa) August 7, 2021
It said that it will begin issuing tropical cyclone bulletins beginning at 11 a.m.
As of 3 a.m., Huaning packed winds of up to 65 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gusts of up to 80 kph.