Super Typhoon “Leon” (international name: Kong-rey) has been downgraded to a typhoon as it weakens while moving toward Taiwan, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) in its 11 a.m. bulletin on Thursday, Oct. 31.
Leon now has maximum sustained winds of 175 kilometers per hour (kph) near its center and gusts reaching 215 kph.
It is moving northwestward at 25 kph and was located 155 kilometers north of Itbayat, Batanes as of 10 a.m.
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Leon now has maximum sustained winds of 175 kilometers per hour (kph) near its center and gusts reaching 215 kph.
It is moving northwestward at 25 kph and was located 155 kilometers north of Itbayat, Batanes as of 10 a.m.
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00:00Here is the latest satellite image of Leon.
00:03We can see that Leon has now weakened and is now in the typhoon category.
00:09Leon is mostly affected by the northern Luzon area,
00:14but its trough or extension is still possible to bring rainwater to the Luzon area.
00:20And then let's look at Leon's possible track.
00:24We can see that this afternoon, it is possible for it to landfall on the eastern coast of Taiwan
00:32and then move away from our landmass in the extreme northern Luzon area
00:39and possibly leave our Philippine area of responsibility tonight or tomorrow early morning.
00:45But even so, we still have a high signal number 3 in the Batanes area.
00:52Tropical cyclone wind signal number 2 in the Babuyan Islands and signal number 1
00:57in the mainland Cagayan, Isabela, Apayau, Abra, Calinga, Mountain Province,
01:03Ifugao, Ilocos Norte, and Ilocos Sur, as well as in the northern portion of Benguet.
01:11We also released a weather advisory for Leon as of 11 a.m.,
01:16so we expect heavy to intense rain in the Batanes area
01:20while moderate to heavy 50 to 100 millimeters of rain in the Babuyan Islands,
01:25Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Benguet, La Union, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan,
01:30Occidental, Mindoro, and in the Calamian Islands.
01:34So we expect that in higher elevated areas or mountainous areas,
01:40it is possible that the rain will be higher,
01:43so our countrymen who are in flood-prone and landslide-prone areas should be careful
01:49when it comes to flooding or landslides.
01:53We also expect strong winds even though there is no signal.
01:58Today, in a large part of the Cordillera Administrative Region,
02:02Aurora, Bataan, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Metro Manila, Calabarzon,
02:07Mimaropa, Bicol Region, Northern Samar, and a large part of Western Visayas.
02:13On Friday, we expect strong winds in the Batanes, Cagayan, and Isabela.
02:20We also have a gale warning as of 5 a.m.,
02:24or we also released this earlier, in the Batanes, Babuyan Islands,
02:29Ilocos Norte, Mainland Cagayan, Isabela, and Ilocos Sur.
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