Typhoon INDAY (MUIFA) StormWatch No. 05

Typhoon INDAY (MUIFA) has slowed down to 06 kph while moving barely north across the East Taiwan Sea…now a strong Category 4 Typhoon, dangerously approaching the Yaeyama Island Group. 

Meanwhile, no indirect effects are being observed during the passage of this typhoon as the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) is currently on a break.

• Location of Center: Over the southeastern part of the East Taiwan Sea (near 23.1°N 124.3°E)
• Distance 1: 329 km east of Taitung, Taiwan
• Distance 2: 362 km northeast of Itbayat, Batanes
• Distance 3: 512  km northeast of Calayan Island, Cagayan

• Typhoon Inday (Muifa) is expected to pass over the Yaeyama Islands between 11 AM to 5 PM tomorrow Philippine Time.
• Slight intensification is still likely to occur during its slow passage over the islands. 
• The Balintang & Bashi Channels (incl. the Batanes & Babuyan Island Group) will remain under the southernmost edge of the typhoon, bringing only westerly winds of moderate breeze (20-30 kph) to near-gale (52-61 kph), rough seas, and possible rain-free will be expected for the next 24 hours.
• Forecast to exit the northwestern border of the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Tuesday early morning (Sept 13).
• Medium confidence-forecast for Thursday afternoon (Sept 15) – shows Typhoon Inday (Muifa) making landfall over Eastern China and passing over or very close to Shanghai, China with low-confidence windspeed of 120 km/hr near the eye.

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