Sea warning issued for Typhoon Kong-rey

Sea warning issued for Typhoon Kong-rey

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Kong-rey has strengthened into a typhoon. The Central Weather Administration has issued a sea warning and says that the storm is only continuing to grow. It is expected to hit Taiwan at its peak size, which could have a radius of 300km. It is highly likely that the storm will cover the entire island. Let’s hear from a forecaster.

Chu Mei-lin
Central Weather Administration
At about 2 p.m. on Wednesday, the storm will be located in waters to the northwest of the Philippines. The storm will be closest to us on Thursday and into the early hours of Friday. That’s when its effects will be most pronounced. Rains will be prolonged and intense in Yilan and Hualien. The eastern half of the island could see extremely heavy rains.

Cho Jung-tai
Premier
The decision of whether to suspend work and class lies with local governments. But one key issue is the time that the local governments are provided information, so that they can make the right call for when the storm is closest.

Cheng Jia-ping
Central Weather Administration
We only launched a trial method for wind forecasting in coastal areas this year, so it will take some time before it is fully operational. If the heads of local governments require additional information, they could postpone their decision a little, until an update is announced at 9 p.m.

Moving forward, New Taipei says it will make its decisions on work and school cancelations whenever the central government sees fit. Meanwhile, Taipei says it will make its announcements at 8 p.m. as before. Taitung says it is open to any options.

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中颱康芮發海警最快週三清晨發陸警估週四登陸

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康芮颱風升級中颱，氣象署周二傍晚發布海上颱風警報。氣象署示警，颱風還在長胖中，恐怕會以巔峰之姿來到台灣，屆時暴風半徑可能會達到300公里，極有機會將整個台灣都籠罩在暴風圈內！

[[中央氣象署預報員朱美霖]]
“明天(30)週三的下午兩點，會來到菲律賓的東北方近海。週四一整天到週五的清晨，是這個颱風距離我們最接近，而且影響最明顯的時候。宜花的降雨的時間偏長，而且雨勢加劇的情形也是比較明顯，東半部地區，都可能會來到豪雨等級以上的降雨”

[[行政院長卓榮泰]]
“要不要放假這件事情，決定權當然在地方政府，但是什麼時候告訴地方政府這個訊息，讓他能夠在最精確，而且在最接近的時間去做最正確的判斷”

[[氣象署長程家平]]
“今年有試辦有關沿海鄉鎮風力預報的部分，所以它因為需要更長的時間來做作業。他們(縣市首長)期待要有更新，更完整的一些訊息的話，那可以再稍微等一下，等到9點我們相關的訊息發布之後，他們再來做相關的決策”

對此，新北市府表示，配合行政院決定，台北市還是以8點為主，台東縣則強調都配合，颱風假什麼時候公布，也成了新的決策角力。

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