ecycle . ▁ ▁January ▁January   1 5 ▁▁ 0 0 : 0 0   UTC   – ▁The ▁Japan ▁Meteor ological ▁Agency ▁( J MA ) ▁reports ▁that ▁a ▁tropical ▁de pression ▁has ▁formed ▁while ▁located ▁roughly ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁Sur iga o ▁City , ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁January   1 8 ▁▁ 0 0 : 0 0   UTC   – ▁The ▁J MA ▁reports ▁that ▁the ▁tropical ▁de pression ▁previously ▁located ▁east ▁of ▁Sur iga o ▁City ▁has ▁intens ified ▁into ▁a ▁tropical ▁storm ▁and ▁names ▁it ▁" L ing ling ". ▁Sim ult ane ously , ▁they ▁report ▁that ▁the ▁storm ▁has ▁att ained ▁its ▁peak ▁intensity , ▁with ▁maximum ▁ 1 0 - min ute ▁sust ained ▁wind s ▁of ▁. ▁ 0 0 : 0 0   UTC   – ▁The ▁J oint ▁Ty ph oon ▁Warning ▁Center ▁( J TW C ) ▁design ates ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁L ing ling ▁as ▁Trop ical ▁De pression ▁ 0 1 W . ▁Sim ult ane ously , ▁they ▁report ▁that ▁the ▁storm ▁has ▁att ained ▁its ▁peak ▁intensity , ▁with ▁maximum ▁ 1 - min ute ▁sust ained ▁wind s ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁January   1 9 ▁▁ 1 8 : 0 0   UTC   – ▁The ▁J TW C ▁reports ▁that ▁Trop ical ▁De pression ▁L ing ling ▁( 0 1 W ) ▁has ▁weak ened ▁into ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁low ▁pressure ▁while ▁located ▁roughly ▁ ▁sout heast ▁of ▁D ava o ▁City , ▁Philippines .