 On August 16 , a weak tropical disturbance was moving towards the southern Philippines . Its low @-@ level circulation was easily identified , since it was exposed , away from any deep convection . The system organized in the South China Sea , becoming a tropical depression by midday on August 21 , a tropical storm that evening , and a typhoon on the night of August 22 . A small cyclone , Faye moved northward on August 24 due to the weakening of a warm core ridge over China . By that evening , it reached its maximum intensity . On the morning of August 25 , the cyclone strikes Luzon and rapidly weakens . Wallace Air Station reported gusts to 100 knots ( 190 km / h ) during the passage of Faye . Thirty @-@ two perished in the Philippines due to Faye . 
