Manila, Oct. 25 -- Weather disturbance "Quinta" (Molave) has intensified into a severe tropical storm as it threatens the Catanduanes-Albay-Sorsogon area, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Sunday.
In its 11 a.m. severe weather bulletin, PAGASA said the center of Quinta as of 10 a.m. was estimated at 180 kilometers east of Virac, Catanduanes and is forecast to make landfall over the Catanduanes-Albay-Sorsogon area Sunday afternoon or evening.
It added the several tropical storm is moving westward at 25 kilometers per hour (kph) with maximum sustained winds of 95 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 110 kph.
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