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Tropical Storm Kong-Rey entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Saturday evening, the state weather bureau PAGASA said.The agency said Kong-Rey, which was given the local name '' Leon ,'' moved inside the PAR at 7:30 p.m.At 8 p.m., Leon was located 1,355 kilometers east of Central Luzon, with maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h and gustiness of up to 80 km/h.It was moving westward at 25 km/h.At 11 p.m., PAGASA will begin issuing tropical cyclone bulletins.
Earlier in the day, PAGASA said Leon, the 12th tropical cyclone to enter the PAR this year, is expected to gradually intensify and may reach the severe tropical storm category on Sunday and the typhoon category on Monday.Over the weekend, Leon is forecast to move westward, then turn north northwestward.
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