At 8:00 a.m. EDT on Saturday Typhoon Kalmaegi was located at latitude 14.1°N and longitude 126.6°E which put it about 360 miles east of Manila, Phillipines.  Kalmaegi was moving toward the west-northwest at 12 m.p.h.  It had maximum sustained winds of 75 m.p.h.

Kalmaegi is expected to begin to affect the northern Philippines during the next 24 hours.  Further intensification is possible and Kalmaegi could also bring locally heavy rainfall.  The west-northwesterly motion is expected to continue and Kalmaegi could head in the general direction of Hong Kong during the next several days.