Moderate typhoon Qiangbi is approaching Taiwan. The Central Meteorological Administration pointed out that the winds of Typhoon Qiangbi are getting stronger and stronger, and it is predicted that Typhoon Qiangpi will slow down in the future and may deflect or rotate. The Meteorological Administration also recorded a wave height of 10.6 meters in Orchid Island, breaking the historical record.
Lin Bingyu, chief of the meteorological forecast section of the Meteorological Administration, said that Typhoon Qiangbi is currently located offshore Yilan. It will appear at a relatively slow speed and deflection before 8 pm tonight, and will be very close to the offshore Yilan and Hualien. At this time, the wind will be significantly stronger in Yilan and the northeast corner.
Lin Bingyu pointed out that from tonight to late at night, Typhoon Qiangbi will begin to rotate, and it will be guided by the airflow to the north early tomorrow morning. This period is the time when it is closest to Taiwan. "So between now and tomorrow morning, everyone must pay special attention to safety."
Lin Bingyu pointed out that the level 10 and level 11 gust areas that appeared along the coast yesterday and the day before yesterday have obviously extended to the western inland today, and even the average wind force has reached level 7 to level 9 in various places. As the typhoon gradually approaches, strong winds of level 11 to level 12 are also seen in the eastern half of the region in addition to coastal and mountainous areas. The strongest winds are as strong as level 15 in Orchid Island. The strong wind will not gradually weaken until tomorrow morning.
Lin Bingyu also pointed out that due to the influence of the typhoon's peripheral circulation, the accumulated rainfall in Yilan today has reached 488 mm, which is quite close to the standard of super heavy rain. In addition, the typhoon's peripheral circulation continues to cause significant rainfall to northern Taiwan and Yilan. In addition to the obvious rainfall in Greater Taipei and Taoyuan, special attention needs to be paid to the rainfall in Bamboo, Miao, and central mountainous areas.
Lin Bingyu said that in the next six hours, the rain will continue to be obvious in the mountainous areas of northern Taiwan, Yilan, Zhu, Miao, New Taipei, and Taipei, and will become heavier and heavier. As the typhoon approaches, the central mountainous area will bring more northwesterly winds. Affected by the terrain, the rain will gradually become more obvious.
Lin Bingyu said that the Meteorological Administration is currently issuing a special heavy rain report. There are extremely heavy rains in the Yilan Mountains. There are also heavy rains in the mountainous areas of Taipei City, New Taipei City, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, and Miaoli. There are also heavy rains or torrential rains in the northern region, Hualien, and central China.
Lin Bingyu also pointed out that the typhoon continues to approach, and a wave height of 10.6 meters was observed in Orchid Island earlier. This is the highest wave height observed in the history of the Orchid Island station. As the typhoon approaches, especially from late today to early tomorrow morning when the wind and rain are the most obvious, northern Taiwan, Yilan, and northern Hualien must pay special attention to the dynamics of this typhoon.
The center position of Typhoon Qiangpit at 17:00 today (23rd) evening is at 24.2 degrees north latitude and 123.0 degrees east longitude, which is about 140 kilometers southeast and east of Yilan, moving north-northeast at a speed of 10 rpm and 17 kilometers per hour. The central air pressure is 945 hPa, and the maximum wind speed near the center is 43 meters per second (approximately 155 kilometers per hour), which is equivalent to a force 14 wind. The average storm radius of Category 7 winds is 320 kilometers, and the average storm radius of Category 10 winds is 120 kilometers.
