This image provided by the US Naval Research Lab shows Typhoon Haiyan taken by the NEXSAT satellite Thursday Nov. 7, 2013 at 2:30 a.m. EDT. Government forecasters said Thursday that Typhoon Haiyan was packing sustained winds of 225 kilometers (140 miles) per hour and ferocious gusts of 260 kph (162 mph) and could pick up strength over the Pacific Ocean before it slams into the eastern Philippine province of Eastern Samar on Friday.  AP PHOTO/US NAVAL RESEARCH LAB