Stronger Paolo now a severe tropical storm

Tropical Cyclone Paolo has become stronger and is now a severe tropical storm being monitored inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility, the weather bureau PAGASA said.

PAGASA at 10 p.m. said Paolo became a severe tropical storm at 8 p.m. The public is advised to monitor updates from the weather bureau.

In its 8 p.m tropical cyclone bulletin, more areas have been placed under Signal No. 2 as Tropical Storm Paolo continues to move west northwestward over the Philippine Sea. 

The center of the tropical storm was monitored 370 kilometers east of Baler, Aurora as of 7 p.m. It has maximum sustained winds of 85 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 105 km/h. 

Paolo was also moving west-northwestward at 20 kilometers per hour, said PAGASA. –NB, GMA Integrated News