OCTOBER 19, 2016, WEDNESDAY
Monster category 5 typhoon Haima (Lawin) is at present (0430 GMT) about 430 kilometres ENE of Manila. Luzon is already feeling the arrival of the storm. The outer edges have already touched the country. The sustained wind speeds at present are 240+ km/h, gusts upto a staggering 310 km/h. Haima is a real monster. The bad news is Luzon is going to be hit by powerful 200 km/h winds. The typhoon will weaken a notch, to category 4, as it hits northern Philippines. A real nightmare for the country.
Haima will hit Hong Kong on October 22, 2016, as a category 2 storm.
Category 4 typhoon Haima (Lawin) was about 1150 kilometres east of Manila at 0000 hours GMT today. Sustained winds of 245 km/h gusting upto 270 km/h. In the next 24 hours it will strengthen even more.
Fortunately by the time it passes extreme northern Luzon, Philippines on October 20, it will have weakened to a a category 2 storm. Even then Luzon may experience winds of 180 km/h.
After passing Philippines typhoon Haima will move into South China Sea and go onto to hit China at Hong Kong though the JTWC believes it will make landfall further north at Shantou. We believe it will hit Hong Kong on October 22.
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