Typhoon SOULIK Targets Taipei, Taiwan

SOULIK Intensifies to a powerful Cat 4 storm, heading toward Taipei, N. Taiwan

Dangerous SOULIK powers on with sustained winds of 232 km/h.

FIRE-EARTH models show SOULIK could intensify to a SUPER Typhoon with sustained winds of >250 km/h with a probability of about 64% .

Typhoon Stats as of 10:00UTC on July 10, 2013

• Approximate position: 21.1ºN, 135.8ºE
• Movement: 290 degrees @ 13 NMPH  (24 km/h)
• Max. Sustained Winds: 125  NMPH (232 km/h)
• Max. Wind Gusts: 150 NMPH (278 km/h)

Tropical Cyclone SOULIK in Northwest Pacific – IR satellite image with the typhoon’s projected path. Image Credit: CIMSS

Symmetrically perfect Typhoon SOULIK – VIS/IR satellite image. Image Credit: CIMSS

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