Situation:
• At 06:00 UTC 20 Aug, TRAMI had a max. sust. wind speed of 101 km/h (Tropical Storm).
• According to 06:00 UTC 20 Aug data, in the next 24/36h its center is forecast to move NW, passing Yaeyama and Miyako islands (Japan), strengthening and pass very close/over N tip of Taiwan on 21 Aug, then move towards Fujian province (China).
• On 20-22 Aug, heavy rains and winds might affect Yaeyama and Miyako Islands, parts of Taiwan, Fujian and Zhejiang provinces (China). JRC calculations, using as input the data of 20 Aug 00:00 UTC, indicate a possible storm surge of the order of 1.0-1.4m in the coastal area N of Fuzhou (Fujian Province), for 21 Aug evening (UTC). (Track/intensity uncertainty is still high, these heights might still change).
• As of 20 Aug morning (UTC), a Yellow Typhoon Warning was in effect (Chinese Meteorological Centre); in Taiwan, an Extremely Heavy Rain Advisory was in effect for several areas of Taiwan (Central Weather Bureau).
PHILIPPINES
In the Philippines TRAMI (locally named MARING), has enhanced the SW Monsoon, causing heavy rains and floods over Luzon in the past few days. As of 10:00 UTC 20 Aug (NDRRMC): 8 dead, 41 injured, 4 missing, 602 442 people affected. As of 20 Aug (PAGASA), an Orange Rainfall Advisory was in effect for a number of provinces of Luzon.
