'Dante' leaves PAR; LPA intensifies into tropical storm

Tropical Storm "Dante" exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Thursday afternoon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported.

It was last located 775 kilometers (km) east northeast of Itbayat, Batanes, with maximum sustained winds of 75 km per hour (km/h) and gustiness of up to 90 km/h.

Meanwhile, a tropical depression spotted outside PAR has intensified into a tropical storm.

It was last monitored 2,055 km east of southeastern Luzon, with maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h and gustiness of up to 80 km/h.

Should it enter Philippine waters before another cyclone develops, it will take the local name "Fabian."