Metro Manila, Philippines – Severe Tropical Storm Domeng has slightly intensified as it moves over the Philippine Sea east of northern Luzon, the weather bureau said on Saturday, May 30.
In its 11 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Domeng was last located 875 kilometers (km) east of the region.
There are no wind signals but severe gusts could be expected in these areas over the weekend:
The bureau said the storm is moving northwestward at 20 km per hour (kph) and packs maximum sustained winds of 100 kph and gustiness of up to 125 kph.
PAGASA issued a weekend outlook:
May 30 – Most of Visayas, Batanes, Cagayan, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol Region, Zamboanga del Norte, Misamis Oriental, Camiguin, Agusan del Norte, Surigao del Norte, Dinagat Islands, Sarangani, Davao Occidental, and Davao Oriental.
May 31 – Most of Visayas, Batanes, Cagayan, Calabarxon, Mimaropa, Bicol Region, Zamboanga del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Camiguin, Agusan del Norte, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte, Sarangani, Davao Occidental, and Davao Oriental.
Domeng is forecast to reach typhoon category over the weekend and will steadily weaken as it exits the Philippine Area of Responsibility by Monday, June 1.
