No. 4 is still hoisted over Batanes as Typhoon Julian may reach super typhoon category this evening, PAGASA said late Monday afternoon.

More areas have been placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 as Julian (international name: Krathon) has intensified into a tropical storm.

At the rate that Julian (Krathon) is strengthening, it could already become a typhoon by Sunday evening, September 29

Julian intensified into a tropical storm on Saturday and was assigned the international name Krathon (Thai for santol). State weather bureau PAGASA is not ruling out the possibility of the storm reaching super typhoon strength.

Signal No. 1 is up over three areas as Tropical Depression "Julian" maintains its strength while decelerating over the Philippine Sea. As of 3 a.m. Saturday, Julian was estimated at 430 kilometers (kms) east of Calayan,

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 was raised over three areas early Saturday as Tropical Depression Julian traverses the Philippine Sea, PAGASA said in its 5 a.m. bulletin. TCWS No. 1 was hoisted over the following areas: Cagayan including Babuyan Islands;