article_snippet.sent: (CNN)A large storm system dubbed Maysak is churning over the Pacific Ocean, days away from a possible direct hit on the Philippines.
article_snippet.sent: Maysak is moving west-northwest after skirting the Federated States of Micronesia, according to the U.S. Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
article_snippet.sent: Maysak eye is projected to make landfall in the central or northern part of the Philippine island of Luzon on Sunday, though the country's residents could start feeling Maysak effects days before.
article_snippet.sent: PAGASA meteorologist Shelley Ignacio predicts Maysak -- which is called Chedeng in the Philippines -- will bring heavy rains to Luzon starting on Friday, according to the state-run Philippines News Agency.
highlights_snippet.sent: Maysak's forecast to hit the Philippines during the Easter weekend .