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MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 5 may be raised over Batanes and Babuyan Islands, as Typhoon Leon (international name: Kong-rey) approaches the said areas and continues to intensify over the Philippine Sea, the state weather bureau said on Tuesday night.
According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration鈥檚 (Pagasa) 11 p.m. report, Leon was last monitored 450 kilometers east of Aparri, Cagayan.
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鈥淭he highest Wind Signal that may be hoisted during the occurrence of Leon is wind signal no. 3 or 4, especially in Batanes and Babuyan Islands. The hoisting of wind signal no. 5 is also not ruled out,鈥� Pagasa reported.
Leon is expected to be closest to Batanes from Thursday morning to noon, but Pagasa said that it is not ruling out the possibility of a landfall.
The typhoon is forecast to exit the country鈥檚 boundary by Thursday evening or Friday morning.
Meanwhile, below is the list of areas still under wind signals:
TCWS No. 2
- Batanes
- Cagayan including Babuyan Islands
- The northern and eastern portions of Isabela (Santo Tomas, Santa Maria, Quezon, San Mariano, Naguilian, Dinapigue, Delfin Albano, San Pablo, Ilagan City, Benito Soliven, Tumauini, Cabagan, Palanan, Quirino, Divilacan, Gamu, Mallig, Maconacon, Burgos, City of Cauayan, San Guillermo, Angadanan, Cabatuan, Luna, Reina Mercedes, Roxas, Aurora, San Manuel)
- 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)
- Ilocos Norte
TCWS No. 1
- The rest of Isabela
- Quirino
- Nueva Vizcaya
- The rest of Mountain Province
- Ifugao
- Benguet
- The rest of Abra
- Ilocos Sur
- La Union
- The eastern portion of Nueva Ecija (General Tinio, Gabaldon, Bongabon, Carranglan, Pantabangan, Laur, Rizal)
- Aurora
- The northern portion of Quezon (Infanta, General Nakar) including Polillo Islands
- Camarines Norte
- The northern portion of Camarines Sur (Siruma, Tinambac, Lagonoy, Garchitorena, Caramoan)
- The northern and eastern portions of Catanduanes (Pandan, Gigmoto, Bagamanoc, Panganiban, Viga, Baras, Caramoran)