Tropical Cyclone Bulletin #11 Typhoon “Leon” Issued at 11:00 am, 29 October 2024
“LEON” INTENSIFIES INTO A TYPHOON OVER THE WATERS EAST OF CAGAYAN.
Location: 565 km Northeast of Virac, Catanduanes (17.3 °N, 127.8 °E )
Movement: Moving West Northwestward 10 km/h
Strength: Maximum sustained winds of 130 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 160 km/h
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal no. 1:
– General Nakar, Infanta, Real, burdeos, Jomalig, Polillo, Panukulan, Patnanungan
LEON is forecast to move generally west northwestward today, then turn northwestward tomorrow 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 northward to north northeastward over the Taiwan Strait towards the East China Sea and exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Thursday evening or Friday early morning (1 November). A second landfall over mainland China is not ruled out during this period.
Quezon PIO