Tropical Cyclone Bulletin #8 Severe Tropical Storm “Leon” Issued at 05:00 pm, 28 October 2024
“LEON” FURTHER INTENSIFIES OVER THE PHILIPPINE SEA
Location: 725 km East of Echague, Isabela (17.0 °N, 128.5 °E )
Movement: Moving West Northwestward at 15 km/h
Strength: Maximum sustained winds of 100 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 125 km/h
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal no. 1
– General Nakar, Infanta, Real, Polillo Islands
LEON is forecast to move west northwestward today through tomorrow (29 October) morning, then turn northwestward until it makes landfall along the eastern coast of Taiwan on Thursday (31 October) afternoon or evening. After crossing the landmass of Taiwan, LEON will then turn to the northeast towards the East China Sea and exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Friday morning or afternoon.
Quezon PIO