The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) raised Signal No. 4 over Batanes on Sunday evening as Typhoon Julian moved closer to the region.
As of 7 p.m., the typhoon's eye was located approximately 190 kilometers east-northeast of Calayan, Cagayan, or 150 kilometers east-southeast of Basco, Batanes.
According to the latest bulletin from the state weather bureau, Typhoon Julian is currently carrying maximum sustained winds of 140 kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts of up to 170 kph, moving northwest at 15 kph.
Winds between 118 and 184 kph are anticipated to impact Batanes within the next 12 hours, posing a substantial to severe risk to life and property in the affected areas.
PAGASA stated that areas under Wind Signal No. 4 could potentially experience significant to severe effects from typhoon-force winds.
State meteorologists advised the public to evacuate low-lying areas and riverbanks and to stay away from coastal regions due to the risk of flooding and storm surge.
“There is a moderate to high risk of life-threatening storm surges within the next 48 hours in low-lying and exposed coastal areas of Batanes, the Babuyan Islands, and northern mainland Cagayan,” stated the latest bulletin.
PAGASA also noted that Typhoon Julian could further intensify over the next 48 hours and may reach super typhoon status before making landfall in southern Taiwan.
The agency added that as Julian continues to intensify, it may pass close to or directly over Batanes.
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