MANILA, Philippines — The state weather bureau on Thursday night lifted all tropical cyclone wind signals in the country as Typhoon Leon (international name: Kong-Rey) further weakened and prepared to to exit the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR).

The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), in its  11:00 p.m. typhoon bulletin, reported that Leon was last spotted some 445 kilometers (km) north-northwest of Itbayat, Batanes, with a maximum sustained wind speed of 120 km per hour (kph),  gustiness of up to 165 kph, and moving northwest at 25 kph.

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 “Leon is now over Taiwan Strait and is forecast to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility within the next 6 hours,” said Pagasa.

While no wind signals are currently hoisted over any parts of the country, Pagasa warned that gusty conditions—strong to gale-force winds—are still expected in Batanes, Babuyan Islands, northeastern mainland Cagayan, as well as eastern Isabela.

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