The Central Weather Administration (CWA) yesterday said it is monitoring the development of a tropical disturbance west of Guam, which may intensify into a tropical storm tomorrow and bring rainfall to northern and eastern Taiwan over the next week.
CWA forecaster Huang En-hung (黃恩鴻) said that simulation models indicated that the system is likely to strengthen into a tropical depression today.
It is expected to develop into a tropical storm tomorrow, with rainfall likely to reach Taiwan that evening, Huang said.
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The rain is forecast to be heaviest from Sunday to Tuesday due to the combined effect of the tropical system and seasonal northeasterly winds, he said.
Residents in northeastern Taiwan, particularly Yilan and Hualien counties, should stay alert to extremely heavy rainfall during those three days, he added.
As of press time last night, the tropical disturbance was 950km west of Guam and 1,900km east-southeast of Cape Oluanpi (鵝鑾鼻), the southernmost point of Taiwan, Huang said.
It it forecast to pass over Luzon in the Philippines en route to the South China Sea.
Meanwhile, Huang said daytime highs in western Taiwan are projected to reach 33°C to 35°C through tomorrow and 31°C to 32°C in the east, before dipping to about 25°C and 28°C respectively next week, Huang said.
Showers would likely continue throughout next week with rainfall areas moving slightly southward, as Taiwan remains under the influence of seasonal winds, he said.
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