manny, like lola, developed from the near equatorial trough on december 1. it headed westward, slowly strengthening to a tropical storm on the 4th. due to a ridge to the north, it looped on the 7th and 8th and became a typhoon on the way. while heading southwestward towards the philippines, manny rapidly intensified to a typhoon before hitting the philippines late on the 9th. it weakened over the islands, and upper level winds kept it from restrengthening much over the south china sea. manny dissipated on the 16th over the malay peninsula, after causing 230 deaths, only one week after lola hit the same area.