Signal No. 4 raised over Batanes as 'Leon' approaches

MANILA, Philippines  — State weather bureau PAGASA hoisted Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal  No. 4 over Batanes as Super Typhoon Leon closes in on the province on Wednesday, October 30.

Leon has maximum sustained winds of up to 185 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center, and gustiness of up to 230 kph. The super typhoon is moving northwestward at 20 kph. 

“Leon will be closest to Batanes from late evening today to tomorrow morning. A landfall in Batanes is also not ruled out,” Pagasa said in its 5 p.m. bulletin. 

Pahasa has hoisted warning signals over the following areas"

Pagasa said it is possible that Signal No. 5 will also be raised.

A gale warning remains raised in the seaboards of Northern Luzon, as well as the eastern seaboards of Central and Southern Luzon.  

Leon’s winds are also expected to bring gusty conditions in several areas outside places under a TCWS, including Bataan, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol Region, most of Visayas, and Dinagat Islands.