TORONTO – The Philippines is bracing for a typhoon that could strike the island by Saturday.
Typhoon Noul (which the Philippines has designated as Dodong) is about 1,000 kilometres east-southeast of Manila. The Category 3 storm is moving west-northwest at almost two kilometres per hour.
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Maximum sustained winds are about 185 km/h but with gusts of more than 230 km/h.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the country’s weather service, has issued a public storm warning to regions within the storm’s path, including Luzon, the country’s most populous island.
The storm continues to intensify as it passes over the warm waters. It’s forecast to reach the Philippines as a Category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
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