The storm brewing in the West Pacific has intensified into a tropical Storm MAYSAK. There is bad news in store for Philippines. Maysak will intensify into a powerful typhoon in a few days and is expected to hit northern Philippines on April 5, 2015. Though the storm will weaken from its peak strength of 115 knots (220 kph) when it makes landfall into Philippines.
Tropical Storm Maysak is going to intensify rapidly in the coming days. The US Navy's JTWC predicts it will turn into a powerful 115 knots monster by April 1, 2015.
At 0300 hours GMT, March 28, 2015 the storm lay at 7.6 degrees North, 154.9 degrees East.
In the coming days the typhoon is going hit directly two islands. Chuuk Islands today itself and Yap Island on March 31, 2015. Yap is going to be hit badly as Maysak will have strengthen by then and 185 kph winds will lash the island.
As for Philippines, the storm being a slow moving storm will reach it on April 5, 2015. The areas where the storm will make landfall are Bikol, Calabarzon and Central Luzon.
The European forecast model says Maysak will hit the country a day earlier, on April 4, 2015. It predicts a hit on Luzon. This model foersees a stronger storm than the GFS Model.
Philippines is going to face typhoon Maysak on April 4-5, 2015.
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