Typhoon Qiangpit is coming with force! The Central Meteorological Administration predicts that Typhoon Qiangbi will continue to strengthen. It is expected to reach its peak tomorrow (19th) and continue to move west to northwest. When it reaches the sea off the east of Taiwan on Thursday, it may turn north, approach Taiwan to the west, or press south. There is still uncertainty. It is expected that a coast warning will be issued as soon as Wednesday evening, and a land warning is not even ruled out from Thursday to Friday. The distribution of rain still depends on the path of the typhoon. No matter what, the worst impact will be on Friday and Saturday, with rain falling all over Taiwan.
Meteorological Administration forecaster Liu Peiteng said that Typhoon Qiangbi was located about 2,470 kilometers southeast of Eluanbi at 2 p.m. In the future, it will continue to move westward and northwestward along the south side of the Pacific high pressure. It is currently a strong typhoon level and is expected to continue to strengthen. Tomorrow, the intensity and storm radius may reach their peak. The Category 7 storm has a radius of 280 kilometers and a wind speed of 60 meters per second. It will approach the sea east of Taiwan at the level of a strong typhoon.
Liu Peiteng pointed out that after Typhoon Qiangbi arrives off the eastern coast of Taiwan on Thursday, it may turn north, approach Taiwan to the west, or press south. It is expected that the northeastern corner of the country will have a higher chance of turning north. The Meteorological Administration predicts that a coast warning will be issued on Thursday. If the movement speed accelerates, it does not rule out issuing a coast warning on Wednesday night. If the typhoon is closer to Taiwan, it does not rule out issuing a land warning from Thursday to Friday. However, the range of the land warning needs to be monitored. The impact on Taiwan will be most obvious on Friday and Saturday, and it will gradually move away next week.
Liu Peiteng said that before Tuesday, the weather was stable and warm in various places, with only sporadic rainfall in the northeast corner, Taitung, and the Hengchun Peninsula. The northeast monsoon strengthened on Wednesday and Thursday, and there were local brief showers north of Hsinchu and Yilan. The daytime temperature in northern Taiwan felt damp and cool.
Liu Peiteng said that the northeast monsoon weakened on Friday and Saturday. These two days are when the typhoon's impact is most obvious. Affected by the typhoon or its peripheral circulation, there will be rain across Taiwan. In particular, there will be local heavy rain or torrential rain in northern Taiwan and Yihua on Friday. There will also be local heavy rain or torrential rain in the central region on Saturday. The rainfall situation still depends on the exact path. It is expected that the typhoon will gradually move away next Sunday, but there will still be too much water vapor, and there may be local rainfall across Taiwan.
As for the temperature, Liu Peiteng pointed out that before Tuesday, it was generally warm in various places, with the western half of the country at about 33 and 34 degrees during the day, the eastern half at 30 and 31 degrees, and 36 degrees in some areas. Under the influence of the northeast monsoon on Wednesday, northern Taiwan dropped to 26 to 29 degrees during the day, and about 22 and 23 degrees in the morning and evening.
Liu Peiteng reminded that from Wednesday, the outer circulation of the northeast monsoon and typhoon will be affected one after another. Pay attention to strong wind reports and seaside waves. Among them, from Tuesday on the eastern half of the coast (including Orchid Island and Green Island) and Hengchun Peninsula, on Wednesday on the north coast of Keelung and Matsu, and on the central part of next Sunday, there is a chance of long waves. Pay attention to safety during beach activities.
