PAGASA says Batanes will continue to feel 'the peak of devastating typhoon-force winds' until Monday evening, September 30

Typhoon Julian is moving away from Batanes but Signal No. 4 remains hoisted over Batanes while Signal No. 3 is up over the northern and western portions of Babuyan Islands (Babuyan Island, Calayan Island,

No. 4 is still hoisted over Batanes as Typhoon Julian may reach super typhoon category this evening, PAGASA said late Monday afternoon.

PAGASA says areas under Signal No. 4 will feel 'the peak of devastating typhoon-force winds' from Typhoon Julian (Krathon) between Monday morning and afternoon, September 30

Weather disturbance Julian intensified into a typhoon on Sunday and was expected to make landfall or come in close contact with Babuyan Islands or mainland Batanes province on Monday, the

As of 7 a.m. on Monday, September 30, the eye of Julian was located over the coastal waters of Balintang Island, Calayan, Cagayan, with maximum sustained winds of 175 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center,

Signal No. 4 is now hoisted over Batanes as Typhoon Julian intensified on Sunday evening, PAGASA said. In its 8 p.m. bulletin, the state weather bureau said the center of the eye of Julian (international name: Krathon) was last spotted 150 km east Southeast of Basco, Batanes.

Batanes and northeastern Babuyan Islands are experiencing violent winds as Signal No. 4 remains hoisted in the area due to Typhoon Julian, weather bureau PAGASA said.