TIME OFF:Taipei, New Taipei City and Keelung declared half-typhoon days, with Chuanghua, Nantou, Penghu and Lienchiang counties and Taichung declaring a full day off

Taipei Times
Date:  Sep 29, 2015
By: Staff writer, with AFP AND CNA

More than 4,000 people were evacuated yesterday in areas of northern and eastern

Taiwan as Typhoon Dujuan approached the nation, gathering strength as it bore down on the east coast.

The military, working with local governments, evacuated people from areas vulnerable to falling rocks, mudslides and flooding in 39 townships and districts in Yilan, Hualien, Taitung, Hsinchu and Nantou counties and Taipei and New Taipei City.

New Taipei City Mayor Eric Chu (朱立倫) said the vulnerable areas include Wulai District (烏來), which was hit hard by Typhoon Soudelor last month, with some residents unable to return home for weeks. Most shops and hotels in the hot springs town remain closed as roads and flood damage are yet to be fully repaired.

“To be honest, we all feel very depressed. Any damage might further prolong the time needed for reconstruction,” said Chou Chih-kang, an Wulai neighborhood leader.

Television footage showed fast-moving flood waters swamping roads just outside Taipei and huge waves crashing against the northeast coastline.     [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/09/27
By: Christie Chen

Taipei, Sept. 27 (CNA) The Central Weather Bureau issued a land warning for Typhoon Dujuan at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, cautioning the public in northern and eastern Taiwan to be prepared for heavy rain.

As of 5:30 p.m., the intensifying Dujuan was centered 500 kilometers east-southeast of Hualien, moving at a speed of 14 kilometers per hour (kph) in a west-northwesterly direction, the bureau said.

It is packing maximum sustained winds of 184 kph, with gusts reaching 227 kph, it said.

Residents in eastern Taiwan’s Hualien, northeastern Taiwan’s Yilan and northern Taiwan’s New Taipei are warned to brace for strong wind and heavy rain, the bureau said.     [FULL  STORY]

Taiwan News
Date: 2015-09-24
By: Ko Lin, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) informed the public of a possible typhoon approach

due this Sunday through the Mid-Autumn Festival next week, reports said Thursday.

A tropical storm with the international name “Dujuan” is forecasted to enter the Taiwan area as it has turned westward towards the island as of 6 a.m. this morning.

Typhoon Dujuan is currently centered about 1,300 kilometers southeast off the coast of Hualien, and heading west-northwest at six kilometers per hour.

Winds of up to 23km/h have been observed around the center of the typhoon, with the diameter of the storm currently expanded to as far as 200 kilometers, according to the weather bureau.     [FULL  STORY]

AccuWeather
Date: September 23, 2015
By Kristina Pydynowski, Senior Meteorologist

The corridor from Taiwan and eastern China to Japan is on alert for Tropical Storm Dujuan, which has the potential to strengthen into a significant typhoon.

Dujuan is currently far from a significant typhoon. The tropical storm is struggling to strengthen due to disruptive wind shear.

If the wind shear proves too much for Dujuan, AccuWeather Meteorologist Anthony Sagliani stated that it is possible that it may weaken further to a tropical wave without a low-level circulation. In this scenario, the tropical threat would diminish altogether for Japan and surrounding areas unless redevelopment can occur.

However, latest indications point toward Dujuan overcoming its battle with the wind shear and eventually strengthening into a typhoon.     [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/09/05
By: Lee Hsin-Yin

Taipei, Sept. 5 (CNA) The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said Saturday that temperatures in Taiwan could drop from Monday due to an approaching weather front, sending highs in northern Taiwan below 30 degrees Celsius.

The front might move close to Taiwan on Sunday, bringing showers to Yilan County in the northeast and the west of Taiwan proper, the bureau said.

There could be persistent rain on Monday and Tuesday across Taiwan, with highs in northern parts of the country to drop by some five degrees to 29 degrees, forecasters said.     [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/08/22
By: Chen Wei-ting and Jay Chen

Taipei, Aug. 22 (CNA) The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said early Saturday that chances for issuing a land warning for Typhoon Goni were lower than previously expected but added people still have to prepare for heavy to torrential rain during the weekend.

As of 8:30 a.m., the typhoon is centered at 280 kilometers to the southeast of Eluanbi, the southernmost tip of Taiwan, moving in a north-northeast direction at a speed of 12 kilometers per hour (kph), according to the bureau.

Goni’s speed is forecast to pick up to 18 kph after moving only 40 kilometers in the previous 10 hours, the bureau said.     [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/08/20 21:12:47
By: Tyson Lu and Lee Hsin-Yin

Taipei, Aug. 20 (CNA) A total of 1,734 tourists were evacuated from Green Island off

southeastern Taiwan Thursday in anticipation of Typhoon Goni, which is expected to bring severe weather to the region starting Friday.

The tourists were transported back to Taitung County on the main island of Taiwan in eight ferry services, which will be suspended between Friday and Sunday.

They reported experiencing rough waves and strong winds during their trip home, describing the experience as similar to“riding a pirate ship in an amusement park.”

Other events have also been canceled in Taitung, including the Camping Life in Taitung festival in Taimali Township scheduled for Aug. 22-23, and outdoor events at Tiehua Village from Aug. 21-23, organizers said.     [FULL  STORY]

Want China Times
Date: 2015-08-20
By: CNA

Ferry services between southeastern Taiwan’s Taitung county and outlying Orchid island

and Green island will be canceled due to Typhoon Goni, which could threaten the area later this week, Taitung county government said Wednesday.

Ferry services between Taitung and Orchid island will be suspended from Thursday through Saturday, while those between Taitung and Green island will be suspended between Friday and Sunday.

Based on Goni’s current path, forecasters said it could spin north on Friday and travel all the way up along Taiwan’s eastern coast, bringing rain and gusty winds to the area where the islands are situated.

As of 2 pm Wednesday, Goni was some 890 kilometers east-southeast of Eluanbi, the southernmost tip of Taiwan, moving at a speed of 20 km becoming 13 km per hour in a westerly direction, according to the country’s Central Weather Bureau.     [FULL  STORY]