'Wutip' strengthens into a typhoon but remains outside PH--Pagasa

SEVERE Tropical Storm ‘Wutip’ has developed into a typhoon but has remained outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility, the state-run weather bureau said on Friday.

Wutip was spotted 2,400 kilometers east of Mindanao with maximum sustained winds of 130 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 160 kph, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.