Taiwan News
Date: 2016-07-30
By: Chen Wei-ting and Christie Chen, Central News Agency

Taipei, July 30 (CNA) A tropical depression east of the Philippines is continuing to strengthen and could develop into the fourth storm of the 2016 Pacific typhoon season on Saturday, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said.
As of Saturday morning, it was located around 1,200 kilometers southeast of Taiwan’s southernmost tip, said Lin Ting-yi, a forecaster with the bureau.

Its effect on Taiwan can be better determined on Sunday, Lin said, adding that if the depression moves toward a northwesterly direction, it could make a landfall in Taiwan.

For now it is moving at a fast speed and is expected to come closest to Taiwan on Monday and bring showers to southeastern Taiwan beginning Sunday, he said.

If it develops into a storm, the CWB does not rule out the possibility of issuing a sea warning Sunday evening, Lin said.     [SOURCE]