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Paeng is coming: Brewing typhoon to hit northern Luzon

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/09/23/20180918-ompong-lcala-cagayan-icsc-45.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past debris in Barangay Pagbangkeruan, Alcala, Cagayan after typhoon Ompong&#x27;s onslaught.<em> AC Dimatatac, ICSC handout</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Potential typhoon Trami is expected hit the northern Philippines, which bore the brunt of typhoon Ompong&#x27;s onslaught, the state weather bureau said Sunday.</p><p>Trami, currently a tropical depression, will likely enter the Philippine area of responsibility on Sunday afternoon and will be named Paeng, said PAGASA meteorologist Aldczar Aurelio. </p><p>Spotted 1,580 kilometers east of central Luzon at 6 a.m., the storm was packing maximum sustained winds of 100 kilometers per hour and gusts of 120 kph, he told DZMM Teleradyo. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9Duq9FTtFPE" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>&quot;Ang maaaring lakas nito bago ito tumama ay aabot ng typhoon [category],&quot; said Aurelio, adding that Trami will hover close to Batanes province and other neighboring northern areas. </p><p>(Its strength may reach typhoon category before it hits.) </p><p>Trami, he added, may also enhance the habagat or southwest monsoon over southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. </p><p>The storm comes on the heels of Ompong (international name Mangkhut), which swamped large swaths of the agricultural north and unleashed landslides and floods that killed at least 95 people. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/multimedia/slideshow/09/17/18/ompong-leaves-trail-of-destruction-in-luzon">Ompong leaves trail of destruction in Luzon</a></li></ul><p>Trami has yet to affect the country, leaving an inter-tropical convergence zone (ITCZ) or band of clouds as the prevailing weather system for now, said Aurelio. </p><p>The ITCZ will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains in Visayas, Mindanao and Palawan, he said. </p><p>Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon, meanwhile, could experience thunderstorms, he added. </p><p>Visit the <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/weather">ABS-CBN Weather Center</a> for the latest weather updates.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/09/26/09/15-storm-survival-tips">15 storm-survival tips</a></li>	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/08/07/12/prepare-your-own-flood-survival-kit">How to prepare your own flood survival kit</a></li></ul>

<p>Potential typhoon Trami is expected hit the northern Philippines, which bore the brunt of typhoon Ompong's onslaught, the state weather bureau said Sunday.</p>

Potential typhoon Trami is expected hit the northern Philippines, which bore the brunt of typhoon Ompong's onslaught, the state weather bureau said Sunday.