Typhoon Julian is approaching super typhoon strength and the state weather agency said Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 5 may be raised over Northern Luzon. In its 11 a.m. bulletin on Monday, Sept.

The maximum sustained winds of Typhoon Julian (Krathon) are at 175 km/h as of early Monday morning, September 30. A super typhoon has maximum sustained winds of 185 km/h or above.

As of 7 a.m. on Monday, September 30, the eye of Julian was located over the coastal waters of Balintang Island, Calayan, Cagayan, with maximum sustained winds of 175 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center,

Batanes remains under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 4 as Typhoon Julian is expected to reach the super typhoon category by Monday evening, according to the state weather bureau. In its 5 p.m.

PAGASA says Batanes will continue to feel 'the peak of devastating typhoon-force winds' until Monday evening, September 30

Typhoon Julian could turn into a super typhoon this afternoon or tonight, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) warned Monday.

PAGASA is not ruling out super typhoon status for Julian (Krathon), 'considering the recent trend in its intensification'

Tropical cyclone Julian intensified into a typhoon late Sunday, prompting the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) to raise Signal No. 3 over Batanes and the northeastern portion of Babuyan Islands.

Tropical cyclone Julian further intensified into a typhoon yesterday afternoon, hours after it developed into a severe tropical storm, and may turn into a super typhoon, according to the Philippine Atmospheric,

Typhoon Julian (Krathon) has maximum sustained winds of 140 km/h on Sunday evening, September 29, and may strengthen further in the next 48 hours