Typhoon Haima has passed north of Luzon island, the Philippines, to enter the northeast of the East Sea, the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting announced on October 20. 



Movement of the typhoon


At 8am, the typhoon was centred at 18.5 degrees north latitude and 120.0 degrees east longitude with strongest wind speed reaching 135-150km per hour. 

In the next 24 hours, the storm is forecast to move northwest at a speed of 20-25km per hour. 

As of 7am on October 21, it will be nearly 220km southeast of Hong Kong (China). 

In the next 24-48 hours, Haima will move north-northwest, then likely to change direction to north-northeast at a speed of 20-25km per hour, and weaken into a tropical pressure. 

As of 7am on October 22, the eye of the tropical pressure is forecast to be on the mainland of Guangxi province, China, bringing sustained winds of 40-50km per hour.-VNA