NW Pacific: Storm Alert issued at 27 Sep, 2016 0:00 GMT
Typhoon MEGI is currently located near 23.1 N 123.2 E with maximum 1-min sustained winds of 100 kts (115 mph). MEGI is a category 3 storm on the Saffir Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. MEGI is forecast to affect land to the following likelihood(s) at the given lead time(s):
Red Alert Country(s) or Province(s)
Taiwan
probability for CAT 1 or above is 80% within 12 hours
probability for TS is 100% currently
Red Alert City(s) and Town(s)
T'aichung (24.1 N, 120.7 E)
probability for CAT 1 or above is 60% within 12 hours
probability for TS is 100% currently
Yellow Alert Country(s) or Province(s)
China
probability for TS is 100% within 12 hours
Yellow Alert City(s) and Town(s)
Fuzhou (26.1 N, 119.3 E)
probability for TS is 100% in about 24 hours
Putian (25.6 N, 119.0 E)
probability for TS is 100% in about 24 hours
Taipei (25.0 N, 121.5 E)
probability for TS is 100% currently
Quanzhou (25.0 N, 118.5 E)
probability for TS is 100% in about 24 hours
Kao-hsiung (22.6 N, 120.3 E)
probability for TS is 100% in about 24 hours
Zhangzhou (24.5 N, 117.8 E)
probability for TS is 95% in about 36 hours
Fu'an (27.1 N, 119.7 E)
probability for TS is 90% in about 24 hours
Yunxiao (23.9 N, 117.2 E)
probability for TS is 85% in about 36 hours
Wenzhou (27.5 N, 120.5 E)
probability for TS is 80% in about 24 hours
Ganzhou (25.7 N, 115.0 E)
probability for TS is 60% in about 36 hours
Shantou (23.0 N, 116.2 E)
probability for TS is 55% in about 36 hours
Note that
Red Alert (Severe) is CAT 1 or above to between 31% and 100% probability.
Yellow Alert (Elevated) is CAT 1 or above to between 10% and 30% probability, or TS to above 50% probability.
CAT 1 means Typhoon strength winds of at least 74 mph, 119 km/h or 64 knots 1-min sustained.
TS means Tropical Storm strength winds of at least 39 mph, 63 km/h or 34 knots 1-min sustained.
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