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Typhoon Chanthu is forecast to strike Taiwan at about 12:00 GMT on 11 September.
Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center
suggest that the point of landfall will be near 21.9 N, 121.2 E.
Chanthu is expected to bring 1-minute maximum sustained winds to the region of around 212 km/h (132 mph).
Wind gusts in the area may be considerably higher.
72 HRS, VALID AT:
101200Z --- 20.0N 122.9E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 135 KT, GUSTS 165 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
110 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 310 DEG/ 07 KTS