The tropical depression in the eastern Philippines intensified into Typhoon Nisha, number 20 this year, this afternoon.The Central Meteorological Administration issued a maritime typhoon warning at 4:00 pm, reminding ships that are sailing and operating in the Bashi Channel to be strictly warn. Nisha is expected to cross the Bashi Strait to the west. Next Monday (17), it cannot be excluded that the peripheral circulation will form a companion effect with the northeast to northeast monsoon. There will be significant rainfall on the windward side of northern Taiwan and the north and northeast of Taoyuan should pay attention. Possibility of heavy rain. The Bureau of Meteorology will hold a press conference at 5:40 pm to explain.
The Bureau of Meteorology pointed out that the tropical depression originally located in the Eastern Philippine Sea turned into a mild typhoon at 2pm today, No. 20 (international name: NESAT, Chinese translation: Nisha), and it is planned to pass through the Bass Strait to the west. The center of Typhoon Nisha at 14:00 was at 18.8 degrees north latitude and 124.2 degrees east longitude, traveling west at a speed of 12 kilometers per hour. The central pressure is 998 hPa, the maximum wind speed near the center is 18 meters per second, the maximum instantaneous gust is 25 meters per second, and the seventh level storm wind radius is 120 kilometers.
Xie Peiyun, a meteorologist with the Bureau of Meteorology, said in the afternoon that Typhoon Nisha will have a slight tendency to intensify in the future and will move west on its path, passing through the south side of the Bashi Strait and entering the south. China Sea next Monday (17), heading southwest and west away from Taiwan.
Xie Peiyun said that under Nisha’s influence, rainfall in northern Taiwan and the northeast will continue, especially tomorrow, the rain will be more noticeable than today.After Nisha entered the South China Sea next Monday (17) , the northern high pressure will bring the northeast monsoon. The typhoon’s periphery and the northeast monsoon will form a coexisting effect in the northeast. The windward side of northern Taiwan will experience significant rainfall, and the north and northeast of Taoyuan should be wary of the possibility of heavy rain.
If there is a likelihood of issuing a land police officer, Xie Peiyun said that, according to the current route, the likelihood of issuing a maritime police officer is relatively high and the likelihood of issuing a land police officer is low, but it is However, it is necessary to observe whether Nisha is in the north after entering the Bashi Strait. The possibility of operating the ground police has not been completely ruled out.
The Bureau of Meteorology also continued to publish special reports on heavy rains. Affected by the typhoon’s peripheral circulation, it is subject to heavy rainfall in a short time. Today there will be heavy local rain or heavy rain in the mountainous areas of Taipei City, and there will be heavy local rain or heavy rain in the mountainous areas of Yilan County, New Taipei City and the north Keelung coast. There is the possibility of local heavy rain in the north, Yilan, Taichung and Hualien mountainous areas Pay attention to landslides and landslides in mountainous areas and beware of flooding in low-lying areas. Heavy rain is in the mountainous area of Taipei city; heavy rain is in the north coast of Keelung, the mountainous area of New Taipei City and the mountainous area of Yilan County; heavy rain area is the mountainous area of Taipei City, New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Hsinchu County, Taichung City, Yilan County, and Hualien County.
Xie Peiyun recalled that in addition to rain, you must also pay attention to the wind. At the moment, the winds in the coastal areas of Taiwan are not small. The wind is expected to increase after the northeast monsoon moves south next Monday. . (17 °), and there will be strong gusts above level 8 in the open coastal areas. The Bureau of Meteorology also published a special report on the strong ground winds affected by the typhoon’s external circulation, today there are strong gusts of magnitude 9 to 10 north of Chiayi, the open coastal areas of the Hengchun Peninsula, Lanyu, Ludao , Penghu, Kinmen and Mazuyi There are also strong gusts in the open areas along the Tainan coast, and there are strong winds and waves in the adjacent sea areas, please pay special attention.
