Rosal strengthens into tropical storm
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ROSAL. Satellite image of Tropical Storm Rosal (Pakhar) as of December 11, 2022, 10:30 pm.
NOAA
The trough of Tropical Storm Rosal (Pakhar) may still cause rain showers, but conditions are improving as it moves away
MANILA, Philippines – Rosal intensified from a tropical depression into a tropical storm, the weather bureau said on Sunday evening, December 11.
It has been given the international name Pakhar, a name contributed by Laos.
Rosal now has maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour from the previous 55 km/h, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) in its 11 pm bulletin on Sunday. Its gustiness went up to 80 km/h from 70 km/h.
The tropical storm was already 570 kilometers east of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, or 580 kilometers east of
