Tropical Storm Higos expected to start impacting the Philippines

According to meteorologists at Wilkens Weather Technologies, as of 0900 UTC, Tropical Storm Higos is tracking northwest at approximately 16 mph/14 kt and is expected to start impacting the Philippines within 24-48 hours. Higos is then expected to re-emerge over the Taiwan Strait and strengthen before making landfall again. Currently, Higos is located approximately 375 mi/600 km east-southeast of Manila and has maximum sustained winds of 52 mph/45 kt with gusts of up to 102 mph/55 kt.