LPA develops into tropical depression Fabian
(Satellite photo from Pagasa as of Friday morning, August 8, 2025)
MANILA, Philippines—The low-pressure area (LPA) within the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) has developed into a tropical depression and is named “Fabian,” the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Friday.
Fabian is the first tropical cyclone this August and the sixth for 2025.
As of 8 a.m., tropical depression Fabian was about 145 kilometers west of Sinait, Ilocos Sur.
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It had maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts of 55 kph.
The tropical depression is moving northwestward at 10 kph.
Meanwhile, Pagasa is also monitoring a tropical storm outside the PAR, known internationally as “Podul.”
The weather bureau said the tropical storm was last spotted 2,550 kilometers east of extreme northern Luzon.
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It is packing a maximum sustained wind speed of 75 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of 90 kph, moving northwestward at 15 kph.
Pagasa earlier said the tropical storm is forecast to enter the PAR by Sunday or Monday. This may become the seventh cyclone in the country this year. /apl/abc
