10,000 people evacuated as two typhoons approach SE China

Authorities have issued an alert for islands on the path of the typhoon, including Alamagan, Pagan and Agrihan, according to Pacific News Daily.

High surf advisory is in effect and small craft advisories are in effect for Guam until Thursday night.

Nangka is still forecast to make a northerly turn around mid-afternoon Saturday, on a course that would appear to take it straight at or just east of the island. The system will strengthen to 110 knots after two days and maintain that strength as it moves toward the northern Marianas Islands. At this time, the storm was moving northwest over the West Pacific towards the far Northern Mariana Islands at 13 miles per hour (20 km/hr), and had hurricane and tropical storm force winds extending 35 Michigan (55 km) and 120 Michigan (195 km) outwards from the center of the storm respectively. Nangka should reach peak intensity of 132-mph sustained winds and 161-mph gusts by mid-morning Thursday, but should start weakening as it curves north toward the end of the week. Hong Kong’s weather forecast for the following week is set to be cloudy with isolated showers. At 3 p.m. Monday, Nangka was packing sustained 81-mph winds and 98-mph gusts.

The Central Weather Bureau said Monday it plans to issue a land warning for Tropical Storm Linfa overnight because the storm’s outer rim is expected to affect Southwestern Taiwan based on its current path.

The CWB also warned of heavy rain, thunder storms, strong winds and flash flooding caused by rapid water rise on the southeast coast as well as regions south of Chiayi.

Right now. Nangka is traveling due west, exiting the Marshall Islands and entering Micronesia, about 115 miles east of Enewetak Atoll as of 3 p.m.

Tropical cyclone Linfa was within 770 kilometers of Hong Kong after skirting Luzon in the Philippines last night. Much could change in the coming days.