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Updated: 2017.07.28 12:40
The Central Weather Bureau has issued a typhoon warning bulletin stating:If this typhoon follows its current path without any unusual changes, a maritime and land typhoon warning is expected to be issued at 14:30 today. The typhoon is currently located about 140 km east of Taitung over the sea, gradually approaching the Bashi Channel, posing a threat to the Bashi Channel, the southeastern sea area of Taiwan, and the northeastern sea area of Taiwan.
Updated: 2017.07.28 08:40
At 8:30 am, the Central Weather Bureau issued a maritime typhoon warning bulletin. Nesat is currently a tropical storm, moving northwest at 16 km/h, with a 7-level gale radius of 150 km. It is positioned at 20.1°N, 125.8°E.
Tropical Storm Nesat (No. 9, international name NESAT), currently centered at 17.4°N, 127.6°E, is moving north-northwest turning northwest at 12 km/h. It is expected that a maritime and land typhoon warning will be issued as early as Friday the 28th. Both the U.S. and China predict the typhoon will make landfall in Taiwan, with the U.S. further suggesting Nesat could be a “direct-hit typhoon.” Japan believes Nesat will mainly turn northward, avoiding landfall but with its gale radius skirting the northeastern part of Taiwan. The Central Weather Bureau estimates a landfall in the Hualien-Taitung area.
Nesat typhoon track. (Photo / Central Weather Bureau)
Current central pressure of Typhoon Nesat is 990 hPa, with maximum near-center wind speed of 23 m/s and maximum instantaneous gusts of 30 m/s. The 7-level wind radius is 120 km. Whether it strengthens by absorbing Pacific moisture is also key; it is currently predicted to intensify into a moderate typhoon, beginning to impact Taiwan’s climate from Friday and Saturday, bringing rain to the southern and eastern parts.
Typhoon tracks of Noru and Nesat. (Photo / Central Weather Bureau)
Meanwhile, Typhoon Noru has intensified into a moderate typhoon, predicted to be located 860 km southeast of Tokyo (2460 km northeast of Taipei) on the morning of the 28th. It is not expected to have a significant impact on Taiwan, but travelers in Japan or those planning to depart for Japan soon should monitor its movement.