As of 18:00 today (8th), Typhoon Bavi has maintained super‑typhoon intensity for
more than 110 hours and its cloud field exceeds 1,300 km, making it an unusually
large storm. As of 17:00, Bavi was about 1,430 km southeast of Keelung, Taiwan;
near‑center maximum winds were force 17, classified as a super typhoon. Bavi is
expected to move west‑northwest at 15–20 km/h with little change in intensity,
gradually approaching northeastern Taiwan’s coast. Heavy rainfall is expected
first in Taiwan, Zhejiang and Fujian; as the system moves inland its rain bands
are forecast to push north across the middle and lower Yangtze and could extend
into North China and the Huanghuai region.
