A strong tropical storm was bearing down Saturday on China's southern resort island of Hainan at the height of the country's weeklong National Day holiday. Tropical Storm Mujigae is expected to strengthen into a typhoon by the time it lands on Hainan around noon Sunday with wind speeds of more than 151 kilometers (94 miles) per hour, according to the national meteorological agency. Heavy rain is expected for the island as well as neighboring Guangdong province. As of midday Saturday, the storm was moving northwest at about 22 kph (13 mph). Parts of northern Vietnam were also bracing for heavy rain and high winds before the storm dissipates around Tuesday after arriving on the Chinese mainland. Sunday marks the midpoint of the National Day holiday, when thousands of Chinese tourists flock to Hainan and other popular vacation destinations. The Hainan provincial government's website said fishing boats had been ordered to remain in port, but gave no word on evacuations or other emergency measures.
NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN Tropical Choi-Wan Over Open Ocean
Tropical storm Choi-wan was spinning over open waters of the Northwestern Pacific Ocean when Japan's MTSAT satellite captured an infrared image of the storm. At 2100 UTC (5 pm EDT) it was centered near 21.8 North latitude and 155.9 East longitude. That's about 794 nautical miles miles NE of Andersen AFB, Guam. Choi-Wan was moving to the west-northwest at 13 knots. Maximum sustained winds were near 55 knots (63 mph/1001.9 kph).
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center said that animated enhanced infrared satellite imagery continues to show deepened curved convection (stronger thunderstorms) along the western edge that has built closer to the center of the storm.
Choi-wan is forecast to move west, later northwest and strengthen into a typhoon before turning north.
NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN Tropical Choi-Wan Over Open Ocean
Tropical storm Choi-wan was spinning over open waters of the Northwestern Pacific Ocean when Japan's MTSAT satellite captured an infrared image of the storm. At 2100 UTC (5 pm EDT) it was centered near 21.8 North latitude and 155.9 East longitude. That's about 794 nautical miles miles NE of Andersen AFB, Guam. Choi-Wan was moving to the west-northwest at 13 knots. Maximum sustained winds were near 55 knots (63 mph/1001.9 kph).
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center said that animated enhanced infrared satellite imagery continues to show deepened curved convection (stronger thunderstorms) along the western edge that has built closer to the center of the storm.
Choi-wan is forecast to move west, later northwest and strengthen into a typhoon before turning north.
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