The state weather bureau has warned of possible Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals No. 3 or 4 over parts of Northern Luzon and the Bicol Region as Super Typhoon Champi approaches the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).

According to DOST-PAGASA, wind signals may be raised as early as Monday night or Tuesday morning, October 20, while strong winds could affect large parts of Luzon and Visayas, as well as some areas of Mindanao, beginning Tuesday or Wednesday.

The super typhoon may also bring heavy rainfall over Extreme Northern Luzon.

In its latest bulletin, Champi was located 2,090 kilometers east of Southeastern Luzon, outside PAR, with maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 230 kph. It was moving westward at 25 kph near Guam.