Super Typhoon “Leon” continued to move closer to Batanes on Wednesday afternoon, according to the 5 p.m. bulletin of state weather bureau PAGASA.
The center of its eye was estimated at 215 kilometers east southeast of Basco, Batanes.
Leon was moving northwestward at 20 kilometers per hour (kph) with maximum sustained winds of 185 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 230 kph.
Tropical cyclone wind signal (TCWS) no. 4 was raised in Batanes, while signal no. 3 was hoisted over the eastern portion of Babuyan Islands (Babuyan Islands, Camiguin Island, Calayan Island) and the northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan (Sta. Ana)
Meanwhile, signal no. 2 was in effect over the rest of Babuyan Islands, the rest of mainland Cagayan, the northern portion of Isabela (Santo Tomas, Sta. Maria, Quezon, Delfin Albano, San Pablo, Ilagan City, Tumauini, Cabagan, Palanan, Quirino, Divilacan, Mallig, Maconacon, Gamu, Burgos, Roxas, San Mariano, Reina Mercedes, San Manuel, Naguilian, Benito Soliven), Apayao, Kalinga, the northern and eastern portions of Abra (Tineg, Lacub, Malibcong, Lagayan, San Juan, Lagangilang, Licuan-Baay, Daguioman), the eastern portion of Mountain Province (Paracelis), and Ilocos Norte.
Lastly, signal no. 1 was raised over the rest of Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, the rest of Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, the rest of Abra, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, and the northeastern portion of Tarlac (Camiling, San Clemente, Paniqui, Moncada, Anao, San Manuel, Pura, Ramos, Victoria, Gerona, Sta. Ignacia, City of Tarlac, La Paz).
The super typhoon is forecast to move northwestward over the Philippine Sea until it makes landfall along the eastern coast of Taiwan on Thursday afternoon.
