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Typhoon Sinlako approaching Taiwan

With Typhoon Sinlako continuing to move toward Taiwan, the Central Weather Bureau yesterday said a sea warning for the middle-strength typhoon could be issued as early as this evening.

"If the direction and speed of Sinlako remain unchanged, that is to say, it continues to move from Okinawa toward Taiwan, we expect to issue a sea warning between [tonight] and [tomorrow]," meteorologist Hsieh Ming-tsang (謝明蒼) told the Taipei Times yesterday.

According to the weather bureau's observations, once Sinlako approaches the country, "it will pose a threat to northern Taiwan, since it's expected to bring strong gusts of wind and heavy rainfall to the northern and northeastern parts of the island."

Depending on how the typhoon develops, the weather bureau will decide whether to issue a land warning before the end of today.

Sinlako, the 16th storm reported in the Pacific Ocean this year, is a middle-strength typhoon with a radius of 280km.

Located at sea some 1,800km east of Taipei yesterday evening and traveling at a speed of 24kph, Sinlako is expected to be roughly 1,300km east of Taipei by 2pm today.

Aside from Sinlako, another middle-strength typhoon, Ele, was also formed near Wake Island, which is the 17th storm reported in the Pacific this year. Located at 950km northeast of Wake Island, Ele is moving at a speed of 17kph in a northerly direction.

But the weather bureau said it could not yet comment on whether Ele would pose any threat to Taiwan since it is still too far away.
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