MANILA, Philippines —Generally moving northeastward over the Philippine Sea, Typhoon "Aghon" is forecast to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility by Wednesday afternoon, the state-run weather agency said on Tuesday.

In its past 5 p.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Aghon would likely maintain its strength until Wednesday although it may intensify in the next 12 hours. "Aghon will start entering a period of weakening by Wednesday as it begins to interact with the mid-latitude environment and undergo post-tropical transition," the state weather bureau said.

However, an earlier weakening trend is not ruled out, it added.

Moving northeastward at 30 kilometers per hour (kph), Aghon's eye was estimated some 535 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes.

It has maximum sustained winds of 130kph near the center and gustiness of up to 160kph, the latest bulletin said.

Pagasa said the typhoon would unlikely bring a significant amount of rainfall within the next three days.

Another weather system - southwesterly wind flow - will bring moderate to heavy rains over Western Visayas and the western section of Luzon over the next three days, Pagasa said.

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