MANILA (UPDATED) – Leon continues to threaten Extreme Northern Luzon as a Super Typhoon on Wednesday, October 30, according to weather bureau PAGASA.

As of 10 a.m., Leon was located at 350 km east of Calayan, Cagayan with winds of 185 kph near its center, and gusts of up to 230 kph. It is heading west northwestward at 10 kph.

PAGASA said Leon mostly affects the areas in the northern and eastern parts of Luzon, while its through can also bring rains over some parts of Visayas.

PAGASA’s Bicol River Basin Flood Forecasting and Warning Center, meanwhile, said water levels in major rivers and lakes in the region are expected to recede gradually.

Leon is forecast to be closest to Batanes from late evening today to tomorrow morning, October 31, with a chance of landfall not being ruled out.

It is expected to make landfall along the eastern cost of Taiwan tomorrow, and leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) the same day or on Friday early morning.