The Central Weather Administration says it could issue a sea warning for
Typhoon Bavi as early as today, while a land warning could be issued this
evening or early tomorrow morning.

The administration says the storm is most likely to pass over waters off
northeastern Taiwan, but interactions with the island's terrain could still
bring it closer to land.

The storm is currently located some 1,200-kilometers east-southeast of
Eluanbi at Taiwan's southernmost tip, and moving in a northwesterly direction
at 13-kilometers-an-hour.

Bavi still has a radius of 380-kilometers, and is packing sustained wind
speeds of 190-kilometers-an-hour, with gusts of up to 234-kilometers-an-hour.

While it is currently weakening, the typhoon's outer rim is expected to begin
affecting Taiwan from this evening, bringing increased rainfall to the north
and northeast.

It's expected to have its greatest impact on Taiwan from tomorrow evening
through Saturday.

Heavy rain is expected in the north, northeast and center as well as in
mountainous areas in the east and south.