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#41 Postby cycloneye » Fri Jul 15, 2005 4:21 pm

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Sure it looks like it's very close to SuperTyphoon status.Oh my Taiwain will get a severe hit unless it weakens or deviates.
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#42 Postby senorpepr » Fri Jul 15, 2005 7:23 pm

Typhoon (Cat 4) Haitang (0505 / 05W) (15/1800Z)
Position: 19.5°N 131.9°E (545 miles SSE from Okinawa, Japan)
Movement: W at 17 mph
Winds: 140 mph
Pressure: 922 mb / 27.23''
Dvorak Est: T6.5/6.5
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#43 Postby tim_in_ga » Fri Jul 15, 2005 7:37 pm

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#44 Postby Gorky » Fri Jul 15, 2005 10:18 pm

Haitang has reached SuperTyphoon status according to the JTWC. Sustained winds of 130kt and still forecast to intensify further. No real change in track... Direct hit on Taiwan still forecast

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#45 Postby cycloneye » Fri Jul 15, 2005 10:20 pm

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MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC//
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING//
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1. SUPER TYPHOON 05W (HAITANG) WARNING NR 019
01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
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WARNING POSITION:
160000Z --- NEAR 19.8N 130.4E
MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 280 DEGREES AT 14 KTS
POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 025 NM
POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE
PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 130 KT, GUSTS 160 KT
RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
025 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 110 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
110 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
110 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
REPEAT POSIT: 19.8N 130.4E
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FORECASTS:
12 HRS, VALID AT:
161200Z --- 20.6N 127.6E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 135 KT, GUSTS 165 KT
RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 064 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
064 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
064 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 117 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
116 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
116 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
118 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 295 DEG/ 12 KTS
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24 HRS, VALID AT:
170000Z --- 21.5N 125.3E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 140 KT, GUSTS 170 KT
RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 036 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
035 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
036 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 068 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
067 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
067 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
068 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 123 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
120 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
123 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 300 DEG/ 10 KTS
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36 HRS, VALID AT:
171200Z --- 22.5N 123.5E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 135 KT, GUSTS 165 KT
RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
069 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
069 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 127 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
120 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
127 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 305 DEG/ 08 KTS
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EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
48 HRS, VALID AT:
180000Z --- 23.4N 122.0E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 115 KT, GUSTS 140 KT
RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
035 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
065 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
OVER WATER
055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
OVER WATER
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 125 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
115 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
095 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
OVER WATER
115 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
OVER WATER
VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 305 DEG/ 06 KTS
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72 HRS, VALID AT:
190000Z --- 24.8N 119.8E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT
DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
033 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
OVER WATER
045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 095 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
OVER WATER
095 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
OVER WATER
VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 320 DEG/ 06 KTS
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LONG RANGE OUTLOOK:
NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 350 NM ON DAY 5... AND FOR INTENSITY
NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY.
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96 HRS, VALID AT:
200000Z --- 26.5N 118.2E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT
DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND
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REMARKS:
160300Z POSITION NEAR 20.0N 129.7E.
SUPER TYPHOON 05W (HAITANG), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 405 NM
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 14
KNOTS DURING THE PAST 06 HOURS. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE
HEIGHT AT 160000Z IS 37 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 160900Z,
161500Z, 162100Z AND 170300Z.//



I am praying for those people in Taiwan.
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#46 Postby senorpepr » Fri Jul 15, 2005 10:22 pm

Super Typhoon (Cat 4) Haitang (0505 / 05W) (16/0000Z)
Position: 19.8°N 130.4°E (490 miles SSE from Okinawa, Japan)
Movement: W at 16 mph
Winds: 150 mph
Pressure: 910 mb / 26.87''
Dvorak Est: T6.5/6.5
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#47 Postby HURAKAN » Fri Jul 15, 2005 10:52 pm

Let see if Taipei 101 will stand this super typhoon, I think so. It was built to withstand typhoons like this ones and also, earthquakes. For those that don't know about it, Taipei 101, is right now, the tallest skyscraper in the world.

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Question: Why one of the smallest countries in the world would like to have the tallest building in the world? CAPITALISM.
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#48 Postby cycloneye » Fri Jul 15, 2005 10:53 pm

Bumping for those who haved not seen this monster as it threats Taiwan.It has winds of 150 mph and all indications are of more intensification as conditions are favorable.
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#49 Postby Matt-hurricanewatcher » Fri Jul 15, 2005 10:54 pm

Taiwan is going to get distroyed :eek:
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#50 Postby Aslkahuna » Fri Jul 15, 2005 11:10 pm

It will be messy, but Taiwan has been hit by Supers before and at any rate the storm will begin to weaken before hitting Taiwan due to terrain interaction and will have the stuffing kicked out of it by those mountains up to 13000+ ft that it will have to cross over.

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#51 Postby Windy » Fri Jul 15, 2005 11:18 pm

Matt-hurricanewatcher wrote:Taiwan is going to get distroyed :eek:


Buildings in the Asian Pacific are generally designed to hold up in strong Typhoons. They'll be just fine; from what I've read from a guy who lives in Japan, they'll probably just rent a bunch of movies and sit in their homes until it goes away.
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#52 Postby HURAKAN » Fri Jul 15, 2005 11:24 pm

What we can expect from Haitang by looking at a report from STY Bilis, 2000:

The center of STY 18W passed over the coast of southern Taiwan about 1400Z on August 22, then moved inland. Reports indicated 14 fatalities, 80 injured, 400 houses destroyed, and power disruption to 600,000 homes. This was the second typhoon to affect Taiwan in 2000. The island's agricultural, fishery, and forrestry industries experienced damages of $133.5 million.
STY 18W made final landfall near Jinjian, Fujian province, China. The China Meteorological Administration reported 57 fatalities, 1077 wounded or missing, and economic losses of $534 million. Quanzhou recorded 220 mm (8.7 inches) of rain. Tornadoes associated with this cyclone were reported to have struck four villages near Yueqing, destroying 20 buildings and damaging at least 130 others.


Of course, this is just to give us an idea of what may happen. Also consider Bilis was the second typhoon to hit Taiwan that year, that is not a factor this year.
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#53 Postby HurricaneBill » Fri Jul 15, 2005 11:59 pm

Super Typhoon Bilis was the most recent typhoon to make a Category 5 landfall.

Other famous typhoons to make landfall as Category 5s:

1952 Super Typhoon Della

1954 Super Typhoon Sally

1958 Super Typhoon Winnie

1959 Super Typhoon Joan

1959 Super Typhoon Vera

1959 Super Typhoon Gilda

1961 Super Typhoon Nancy

1962 Super Typhoon Opal

1962 Super Typhoon Karen

1964 Super Typhoon Louise

1965 Super Typhoon Freda

1966 Super Typhoon Cora

1970 Super Typhoon Georgia

1970 Super Typhoon Joan

1987 Super Typhoon Betty

1987 Super Typhoon Nina

1989 Super Typhoon Gordon

1989 Super Typhoon Elsie

1989 Super Typhoon Gay

1995 Super Typhoon Angela

1998 Super Typhoon Zeb

2000 Super Typhoon Bilis
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#54 Postby Hurricaneman » Sat Jul 16, 2005 12:04 am

Taiwan is gonna get a big one
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#55 Postby Typhoon_Willie » Sat Jul 16, 2005 12:07 am

It sure is! I hope that the people are for it!
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#56 Postby cycloneye » Sat Jul 16, 2005 6:06 am

NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC//
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING//
RMKS/
1. SUPER TYPHOON 05W (HAITANG) WARNING NR 020
01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
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WARNING POSITION:
160600Z --- NEAR 20.4N 129.1E
MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 295 DEGREES AT 14 KTS
POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 020 NM
POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE
PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 135 KT, GUSTS 165 KT
RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
130 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
140 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
REPEAT POSIT: 20.4N 129.1E
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FORECASTS:
12 HRS, VALID AT:
161800Z --- 21.6N 126.6E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 140 KT, GUSTS 170 KT
RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
130 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
135 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
135 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 300 DEG/ 11 KTS
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24 HRS, VALID AT:
170600Z --- 22.6N 124.6E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 135 KT, GUSTS 165 KT
RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
130 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
135 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
135 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 300 DEG/ 10 KTS
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36 HRS, VALID AT:
171800Z --- 23.6N 122.8E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 125 KT, GUSTS 150 KT
RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 125 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
125 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
120 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
OVER WATER
VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 300 DEG/ 07 KTS
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EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
48 HRS, VALID AT:
180600Z --- 24.3N 121.5E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 110 KT, GUSTS 135 KT
RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
OVER WATER
030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
OVER WATER
030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
OVER WATER
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
OVER WATER
055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
OVER WATER
050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
OVER WATER
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
OVER WATER
110 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
095 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
OVER WATER
105 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
OVER WATER
VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 310 DEG/ 06 KTS
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72 HRS, VALID AT:
190600Z --- 25.7N 119.6E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT
DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
015 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
OVER WATER
015 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
OVER WATER
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
OVER WATER
040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
OVER WATER
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
OVER WATER
075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
OVER WATER
VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 315 DEG/ 07 KTS
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LONG RANGE OUTLOOK:
NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 350 NM ON DAY 5... AND FOR INTENSITY
NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY.
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96 HRS, VALID AT:
200600Z --- 27.5N 117.4E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND
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REMARKS:
160900Z POSITION NEAR 20.7N 128.5E.
SUPER TYPHOON (STY) 05W (HAITANG), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 355 NM
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA, HAS TRACKED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 14
KNOTS OVER THE PAST 06 HOURS. RECENT ANIMATED ENHANCED WATER VAPOR
IMAGERY REVEALS A LARGE AND CLOUD-FREE EYE WITH WELL-DEFINED EQUATOR-
WARD OUTFLOW, HOWEVER ENHANCED INFRARED IMAGERY SHOWS DEEP CONVECTION
IN THE EYEWALL HAS SLIGHTLY WEAKENED. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT
AT 160600Z IS 38 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 161500Z, 162100Z, 170300Z AND
170900Z.//

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#57 Postby drezee » Sat Jul 16, 2005 6:45 am

Imagine this visible shot in the GOM...

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#58 Postby James » Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:00 am

Wow. :crazyeyes:
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#59 Postby tim_in_ga » Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:31 am

Just watching the Taiwan news on satellite right now and the reporter are with the hurricane hunters taking measurements around this monster. Very impressive from the air. Glad my in-laws are near the central west coast. They better tie the boats down well in Ilan and Keelung 'cause this one's going right through their ports!
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#60 Postby tim_in_ga » Sat Jul 16, 2005 8:03 am

They have some decent webcams all over Taiwan here:

http://twcam.www.gov.tw/webcam/english/index.jsp

Check Hualien, Ilan, and Taipei counties for places in the main path of this storm. They are 12 hours ahead of EDT, so you'll need to be watching at night here (like we sleep much anyway during hurricane season! :wink: ).
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