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Signal No. 4 was raised over Batanes as Super Typhoon Leon moved closer to the province, the state weather bureau PAGASA said Wednesday afternoon.Winds of 118 to 184 km/h are expected in Batanes in the next 12 hours that could pose ''significant to severe threat to life and property,'' according to PAGASA's 2 p.m. bulletin.''The hoisting of Wind Signal No. 5 is also not ruled out should Leon moves to the left of its forecast track,'' PAGASA said.Signal No.
A landfall in Batanes is also not ruled out," PAGASA said."This super typhoon will be near or at peak intensity during its closest point of approach to Batanes. The landfall of Leon over Taiwan will result in a continuous weakening trend for the rest of the forecast period," it added.The typhoon is forecast to move northwestward over the Philippine Sea until it makes landfall along the eastern coast of Taiwan on Thursday afternoon.
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