The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) announced today (Oct. 21) that a low-pressure area in the northwest Pacific, east of the Philippines, has intensified into a tropical depression.
As of 10 a.m., the tropical depression was located approximately 1,270 kilometers east of Manila, moving west at a speed of about 18 kilometers per hour toward the waters east of Luzon.
According to the HKO's forecast track, the tropical depression is expected to upgrade to a tropical storm by tomorrow (Oct. 22) and further intensify into a severe tropical storm by Wednesday (Oct. 23).
The system is forecasted to strengthen into a typhoon by Saturday (Oct. 26) and will approach 600 kilometers southeast of Hong Kong, impacting the northern part of Luzon in the Philippines on the same day.
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