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LPA intensifies into cyclone near Palawan, named 'Kiko'

The Philippine Star
August 5, 2013 | 5:46pm

MANILA, Philippines - The low pressure area being monitored by the state weather bureau near Palawan province has intensified into a tropical depression.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) named the latest tropical cyclone as "Kiko."

The weather bureau said that as of 4 p.m., the cyclone's center was estimated at 280 kilometers northwest of Puerto Princesa City in Palawan.

It was packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour and was forecast to move west northwest at a speed of 15 kph.

The cyclone was expected to move out of the Philippine Area of Responsibility by Wednesday afternoon.

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