article_snippet.sent: Typhoon Maysak was initially a top-rated category 5 typhoon, causing troops in the Philippines to be put on alert today.
article_snippet.sent: The eyewall of Super Typhoon Maysak is seen as The eyewall of Super Typhoon Maysak heads west-northwestward through the western Pacific Ocean, northwest of Yap Island, in this infrared image taken by the Suomi NPP satellite's VIIRS instrument 1 April 2015.
article_snippet.sent: This map from Accuweather shows the path of Super Typhoon Maysak over the next few days .
article_snippet.sent: Officials say Super Typhoon Maysak is expected to significantly weaken before reaching the Philippines around Sunday . '
article_snippet.sent: This is very strong and This will maintain This strength as This nears, although we expect that #Maysak typhoon will weaken,' Esperanza Cayanan, an officer at the weather bureau, said in a televised briefing. '
article_snippet.sent: British-based Tropical Storm Risk said Super Typhoon Maysak would likely weaken to a category 2 typhoon, with maximum winds of up to 110mph (175km/h), when Super Typhoon Maysak hits land.
article_snippet.sent: #Maysak typhoon could damage rice and corn crops in central and northern areas of the Philippines, although damage is likely to be minimal because the major harvest of the national staple rice was finished around February.
article_snippet.sent: Super Typhoon Maysak Super Typhoon Maysak is seen tracking west-northwestward through the western Pacific Ocean, northwest of Yap Island in this image taken by the Suomi NPP satellite's VIIRS instrument around 04:25GMT (00:25 ET) 1 April . '
article_snippet.sent: Alexander Pama, executive director of the national disaster agency, said the biggest challenge for authorities would be keeping foreign and Filipino tourists travelling to northern provinces for the weekend safe when Super Typhoon Maysak makes landfall.
article_snippet.sent: Super Typhoon Maysak is not expected to make landfall where another category 5 typhoon, Haiyan, struck more than a year ago, leaving nearly 8000 dead or missing.
highlights_snippet.sent: Super typhoon Maysak was a top-rated category 5 typhoon, and will make landfall in the Philippines this weekend .
  