Tropical Storm Chaba to enter PAR on Saturday

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Friday that tropical storm Chaba will enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Saturday morning. 

It is not expected to directly affect any part of the country. 

As of 11 a.m. on Friday, Chaba was located at 1,500 kilometers east of southern Luzon with maximum sustained winds of 85 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 105 kph. 

The state weather bureau said Chaba is forecast to move west northwest at 20 kph. 

The weather disturbance will be named Igme once it enters the country.