NEAR MISS: The tropical storm was southeast of Oluanpi yesterday and is expected to move east away from the nation. However, a monsoon is forecast for Sunday night

Taipei Times
Date: Nov 22, 2019
By: Shelley Shan  /  Staff reporter

The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) yesterday said that it was not likely to issue a sea alert for tropical storm Fung-wong (鳳凰) as the storm is forecast to move farther away from Taiwan.

As of 2pm yesterday, Fung-wong was 420km southeast of Oluanpi (鵝鑾鼻). It was moving northwest at 14kph.

Data from the bureau also showed that its maximum wind speed reached 108kph, with its radius expanding to 120km.

Bureau forecaster Kuan Hsin-ping (官欣平) said that since Wednesday night, the storm’s projected path has largely moved toward the east, meaning it is moving away from the nation.    [FULL  STORY]