A tropical depression east of the Philippines became a tropical storm earlier today, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.
The 22nd tropical storm, named Yinxing, in this year's Pacific typhoon season formed at 2am, the CWA said.
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As of 8am, the storm was 1,730km southeast of Oluanpi (鵝鑾鼻) with a 100km radius, it said.
It was moving west-northwest at 32kph, with maximum sustained winds of 83kph and gusts of up to 108kph.
Based on its current path, the storm is not expected to hit Taiwan, CWA meteorologist Huang En-hung (黃恩宏) said.
However, a more accurate forecast would be made on Wednesday, when Yinxing is expected to take a turn toward the nation.
Independent meteorologist Wu Der-rong (吳德榮) said that the CWA's route projection showed the storm would move northwestward over the next three days and might slow as it approaches waters southeast of Taiwan.
Citing the latest European simulation model, Wu said that Yinxing's path remains uncertain.
It may drift westward to sweep across Luzon in the Philippines, into the South China Sea, or could take a U-turn and head northeastward, he said.
In either scenario, the northeasterly seasonal winds are not expected to strengthen the storm, he added.
Meanwhile, Wu said that skies across Taiwan today would be mostly sunny, although intermittent rain could affect the northern coast, eastern Taiwan and mountainous areas in the south.
Temperatures are expected to range from 21°C to 25°C in northern and eastern Taiwan, and between 23°C and 30°C in the south, according to the CWA Web site.
Seasonal northeasterly winds are forecast to bring regional rain to northern Taiwan tomorrow, with temperatures expected to drop to as low as 16°C on Wednesday and Thursday, Wu said.
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