Tropical Depression Egay is expected to steadily intensify and reach the super typhoon category by Monday, according to the state weather bureau PAGASA on Friday.
In its 11 AM weather bulletin, PAGASA said Egay is expected to intensify into a tropical storm in the next 12 hours.
"Throughout its duration in the PAR region, it may continue to steadily intensify and reach Super Typhoon category by late Monday or early Tuesday as it moves over the Philippine Sea east of Luzon," the state weather bureau said.
It added that TD Egay is forecast to move slowly in the next 24 hours and will track generally west-northwestward until late Sunday before turning northwestward over the Philippine Sea east of Luzon for the remainder of the forecast period.
"While the current track forecast shows that EGAY will remain offshore over the waters east of Luzon, the forecast confidence cone shows that a landfall scenario over the eastern portion of mainland Cagayan and Batanes is not ruled out," it said.
Wind Signals may also be hoisted in some areas of the Bicol Region and Eastern Visayas, especially in the eastern portion, on Saturday evening or early Sunday.
In areas that will not be directly affected by Egay, PAGASA said monsoon rains from the enhanced Southwest Monsoon are possible over the western sections of MIMAROPA and Visayas on Sunday.
The enhanced Southwest Monsoon may bring a strong breeze to near gale conditions with intermittent gusts beginning on Saturday over MIMAROPA, Western Visayas, and western portions of Mindanao.
TD Egay was last seen 900 km East of Southeastern Luzon with maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h near the center, gustiness of up to 70 km/h, and a central pressure of 1004 hPa.
It is moving north-northwestward slowly.
