TROPICAL Storm "Paolo" (international name: Lan) has intensified into a severe tropical storm (STS) as it heads toward the Philippine Sea and although it may become a typhoon in the next 24 to 36 hours, it is not expected to directly hit the country, the state-run weather bureau reported on Tuesday.

According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), Paolo was last located 655 kilometers (km) east of Guiuan, Eastern Samar with maximum sustained winds of 90 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 115 kph.

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