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Leon has been degraded into Severe Tropical Storm and exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility early Friday morning, according to the 5 a.m. Tropical Cyclone Bulletin posted by PAGASA .The center of the eye of Leon was estimated at 550 kilometers north northwest of Itbayat, Batanes, outside PAR, packing maximum sustained winds of 100 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 140 kph.Leon is moving northward at the speed of 20 kph.
The wind speed forecast for Northern Luzon is strong and moving in the southwest to south direction and rough coastal waters.The rest of Luzon will have moderate to strong wind speed moving in the southwest to south direction while coastal waters will be moderate to rough.Visayas will experience light to moderate wind speed moving in the southwest to south direction while coastal waters will be slight to moderate.
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