Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau (CWB) has issued its first typhoon warning of the season. Forecasters issued a sea warning for Typhoon Noul at 8:30 am on Sunday.
Forecasters say that Noul was centered some 600 kilometers south southeast of Taiwan's southernmost point of Eluanbi. They say the typhoon has developed into a strong typhoon, and is moving in a north northwesterly path at 17 km per hour.
Forecasters say that Noul is likely to swing northward toward Taiwan, with a projected course that will bring it up the east coast of the island. They say, though, that the typhoon is not expected to make landfall in Taiwan. Nevertheless, forecasters say the storm will pose a threat in waters off the southeastern coast and in the Bashi Strait.
As to whether Typhoon Noul will bring much needed rain in the face of a record drought, the weather bureau says that it’s likely to affect mainly the southern tip of the island and the east coast, on Monday at the earliest.