Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/10/21
By Wang Shu-fen and Y.F. Low
Taipei, Oct. 21 (CNA) Residents in Taiwan’s coastal areas should watch out for gusty
(CNA file photo)
winds and rogue waves caused by strong northeasterly winds and Typhoon Lan on Saturday and Sunday, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) warned.
While gusts of intensity 9-11 can be expected along Taiwan’s coastline, there could be swells reaching heights of 5-7 meters in the country’s northern and northeastern waters, the bureau said.
Typhoon Lan is the closest to Taiwan on Saturday and Sunday, when it is expected to pass through waters east of Japan’s Okinawa Islands, the bureau said.
As of 9 a.m. Saturday, Lan was located around 1,000 kilometers east-southeast of Taipei, moving in a northerly direction toward waters south of Japan, CWB data showed. [FULL STORY]
