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    • petra.pik
      petra.pik last edited by petra.pik

      Update 11th August 8:00 a.m. UTC

      Located at 25.35N 117.20E, Makkhala has become a typhoon category 1 and made landfall at Fujian, China. The system is moving north-northwestward near 25 km/h (14 knots). The maximum sustained wind speed is 130 km/h (70 kt) with higher gusts.

      It is forecasted that Mekkhala will weaken to a tropical depression as it moves northward.

      The China Meteorological Administration has issued a Level III emergency. Strong winds, heavy rainfall, and storms will continue to affect Taiwan.

      Photo: Windy, license: CC

      Update 10th August 12:00 p.m. UTC

      Tropical Storm Mekkhala becomes the sixth named cyclone of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season. Mekkhala is currently located near 20.2N 118.7E, moving near 16,5 km/h (9 knots) northward.

      Maximum sustained winds are near 65 km/h (35 knots). As Mekkhala moves toward Taiwan Strait it continues to consolidate and is expected to weaken once it makes landfall between the Chinese cities of Xiamen and Quanzhou.

      photo: Windy

      https://www.windy.com/-Hurricane-tracker/hurricanes?satellite,22.553,113.522,6,internal

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