Maysak is expected to enter the PAR by
Wednesday, April 1; once it enters the area it will be given the local name
Chedeng
PAGASA MTSAT visualization released 11 am
March 30, 2015. Image courtesy PAGASA
MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon
Maysak has slightly gained speed as it moves closer to the Philippine Area of
Responsibility (PAR) on Monday, March 30.
As of 10 am, Maysak was located
2,240 kilometers east of Mindanao, carrying maximum sustained winds of 140 km/h
near the center and gusts of up to 170 km/h, state weather bureau PAGASA said
in its weather advisory Monday.
The bureau said the typhoon is
forecast to move west at a speed of 23 km/h.
Maysak is expected to enter the
PAR by Wednesday, April 1. It is currently too far to affect any part of the
country, the bureau said. Once it enters the PAR, it will be given the
local codename Chedeng.
The typhoon is currently
threatening the Western Micronesia area, particularly the islands of Yap and
Ulithi, according to independent weather organization Weather Philippines.
Weather Philippines also said
that based on current 5-6 day forecasts, the severe weather system could make a
possible hit in the Bicol and Samar areas on Saturday, April 4, as a weakened
storm. These forecasts, however, are bound to change as the typhoon is still
too distant.
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