Potential tropical storm could prompt sea warnings: CWA

A tropical system east of the Philippines could strengthen into a tropical storm as early as today, which could affect Taiwan’s coastal waters by the weekend, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said yesterday.CWA forecaster Cheng Chieh-jen (鄭傑仁) said that the tropical disturbance east of the Philippines had previously been forecast to cross the Philippines before entering the South China Sea.However, the latest forecasts from various countries indicate a more northerly track, making passage through the Bashi Channel the most likely scenario and potentially increasing its impact on Taiwan, he said. A map shows the projected path of Tropical Storm Noul as of 2pm yesterday. Photo courtesy of the Central Weather Administration As of noon yesterday, the system was 1,600km east-southeast o