Typhoon Champi Approaches: 6 Counties at 100% Impact Probability, Taipei, Taoyuan, and Keelung to Announce Typhoon Holiday Tonight at 8 PM

(FWA 2026/10/22)Typhoon Champi continues to approach. The Central Weather Administration (CWA) stated on the morning of the 22nd that due to the weakening of steering currents, the typhoon might stall or spin after touching land, exacerbating its impact. According to the CWA’s impact probability, 6 counties and cities have reached 100%. Taipei, Taoyuan, and Keelung will announce at 8 PM tonight whether there will be a typhoon holiday tomorrow.

The CWA held a Typhoon Champi warning press conference at 8:40 AM today (22nd). Lin Ping-yu, a section chief at the CWA’s Weather Forecast Center, stated that the sea typhoon warning for Champi is still in effect. The warning zones include the eastern sea, the Bashi Channel, and the northern sea. Vessels navigating and operating nearby must be on strict alert.

Lin Ping-yu pointed out that the typhoon will move northwest, turning north-northwest. It is expected to reach the eastern sea of Taiwan tomorrow morning and be closest to Taiwan tomorrow night. However, from the 23rd to the early morning of the 24th, due to the gradual weakening of the Pacific high-pressure steering currents and the influence of the terrain, it cannot be ruled out that the typhoon may slow down, stall, or spin. If the typhoon gets closer to land, the wind and rain will be more severe.

As the typhoon approaches, coastal areas must watch out for large waves. The north coast, the eastern half (including Lanyu and Green Island), and the Hengchun Peninsula should be aware of waves over 6 meters high. The public is urged to avoid activities at the beach.

Strong winds will be most significant from tomorrow (23rd) daytime to Saturday early morning. Coastal and open areas will experience strong gusts of levels 9 to 11. The north coast, Yilan, central coastal areas, Lanyu, Green Island, and Hengchun Peninsula may even see strong gusts of level 12 or above. The plains in the western half will also have relatively strong gusts.

Regarding rainfall, there is a chance of local torrential rain or above in northern Taiwan, northern mountainous areas, and Yilan mountainous areas. Heavy or torrential rain may also occur in central mountainous areas and northern Hualien mountainous areas.

According to the CWA’s 120-hour typhoon storm impact probability forecast, the impact probability for Keelung City, Taipei City, New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Yilan County, and Hualien County has reached 100%. In addition, areas with an impact probability of over 90% include Hsinchu County (99%), Hsinchu City (99%), Green Island (99%), Miaoli County (98%), Taichung City (96%), Nantou County (96%), Lanyu (96%), Taitung County (95%), Changhua County (94%), and Yunlin County (91%).

According to the “Regulations on the Suspension of Offices and Classes due to Natural Disasters”: The average wind power reaches level 7 or above, or gusts reach level 10 or above in areas where the typhoon’s storm radius is expected to pass within 4 hours; or the rainfall reaches the reference standards of each county and city, and disasters have occurred or are likely to occur.

Taipei, Taoyuan, and Keelung, which will bear the brunt, are expected to jointly announce at 8 PM tonight whether work and classes will be suspended tomorrow.

Papalapit na ang Bagyong Champi: 6 na County at Lungsod May 100% Posibilidad na Maapektuhan, Anunsyo ng ‘Typhoon Holiday’ ng Taipei, Taoyuan, at Keelung Ngayong Gabi ng 8 PM

(FWA 2026/10/22)Patuloy na lumalapit ang Bagyong Champi. Inihayag ng Central Weather Administration (CWA) kaninang umaga (ika-22) na dahil sa paghina ng steering currents, maaaring bumagal o umikot-ikot ang bagyo pagkatapos tumama sa lupa, na magpapalala sa epekto nito. Ayon sa probability of impact ng CWA, 6 na county at lungsod na ang umabot sa 100%. Ia-anunsyo ng Taipei, Taoyuan, at Keelung ngayong 8 PM kung magkakaroon ng typhoon holiday bukas.

Nagsagawa ang CWA ng press conference para sa babala ng Bagyong Champi kaninang 8:40 AM (ika-22). Sinabi ni Lin Ping-yu, isang section chief sa Weather Forecast Center ng CWA, na patuloy na nakataas ang sea typhoon warning para sa Champi. Kasama sa mga warning zone ang silangang karagatan, Bashi Channel, at hilagang karagatan. Pinapayuhan ang mga sasakyang pandagat na naglalayag at nagpapatakbo sa malapit na maging labis na maingat.

Ipinunto ni Lin Ping-yu na kikilos ang bagyo pahilagang-kanluran at liliko pahilaga-hilagang-kanluran. Inaasahang aabot ito sa silangang karagatan ng Taiwan bukas ng umaga at magiging pinakamalapit sa Taiwan bukas ng gabi. Gayunpaman, mula ika-23 hanggang madaling araw ng ika-24, dahil sa unti-unting paghina ng Pacific high-pressure steering currents at epekto ng kalupaan, hindi inaalis ang posibilidad na bumagal, huminto, o umikot-ikot ang bagyo. Kung mas lumapit ang bagyo sa lupa, magiging mas matindi ang hangin at ulan.

Habang papalapit ang bagyo, kailangang mag-ingat ang mga baybaying lugar sa malalaking alon. Ang hilagang baybayin, silangang bahagi (kabilang ang Lanyu at Green Island), at Hengchun Peninsula ay dapat mag-ingat sa mga along higit sa 6 na metro ang taas. Hinihimok ang publiko na iwasan ang mga aktibidad sa tabing-dagat.

Ang malakas na hangin ay magiging pinakapansin-pansin mula bukas (ika-23) ng umaga hanggang Sabado ng madaling araw. Ang mga baybayin at bukas na lugar ay makakaranas ng malalakas na pagbugso ng hangin mula level 9 hanggang 11. Ang hilagang baybayin, Yilan, mga baybayin sa gitnang bahagi, Lanyu, Green Island, at Hengchun Peninsula ay maaaring makaranas ng malalakas na pagbugso ng hangin na level 12 o pataas. Ang mga kapatagan sa kanlurang bahagi ay magkakaroon din ng medyo malalakas na pagbugso ng hangin.

Tungkol sa pag-ulan, may posibilidad ng lokal na malakas na pag-ulan o higit pa sa hilagang Taiwan, hilagang bulubunduking lugar, at bulubunduking lugar ng Yilan. Maaari ring magkaroon ng malakas na pag-ulan sa mga bulubunduking lugar sa gitnang bahagi at hilagang Hualien.

Ayon sa 120-hour typhoon storm impact probability forecast ng CWA, ang impact probability para sa Keelung City, Taipei City, New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Yilan County, at Hualien County ay umabot na sa 100%. Bukod pa rito, ang mga lugar na may impact probability na higit sa 90% ay kinabibilangan ng Hsinchu County (99%), Hsinchu City (99%), Green Island (99%), Miaoli County (98%), Taichung City (96%), Nantou County (96%), Lanyu (96%), Taitung County (95%), Changhua County (94%), at Yunlin County (91%).

Ayon sa “Regulations on the Suspension of Offices and Classes due to Natural Disasters”: Ang average na lakas ng hangin ay umaabot sa level 7 o pataas, o ang pagbugso ng hangin ay umaabot sa level 10 o pataas sa mga lugar kung saan inaasahang dadaan ang storm radius ng bagyo sa loob ng 4 na oras; o ang dami ng ulan ay umaabot sa reference standards ng bawat county at lungsod, at may mga sakunang nangyari o malamang na mangyari.

Ang Taipei, Taoyuan, at Keelung, na siyang unang makakaranas ng epekto, ay inaasahang magkakasamang mag-aanunsyo ngayong 8 PM kung sususpindihin ang trabaho at klase bukas.