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A powerful typhoon was approaching the northern Philippines and southern Taiwan on Thursday and was expected to strengthen into one of the most violent storms of the season, weather officials said.

Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau said Typhoon Usagi was about 900 kilometers (560 miles) southeast of Taiwan's southernmost Hengchun peninsula and moving northwest into the Bashi Channel separating Taiwan and the Philippines. It was expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain to both areas.

Packing winds of 173 kph (108 mph) and gusts of 209 kph (131 mph), it was likely to strengthen rapidly into one of the most violent typhoons this year, with its eye expected to pass just south of Taiwan, the weather bureau said.

It is expected to begin bringing heavy rain to the northern Philippines and southern Taiwan on Friday.

Sustained winds near the eye could reach 260 kph (163 mph) with gusts of 315 kph (197 mph) by late Friday as the storm passes through the Bashi Channel toward China, the U.S. Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center said.

Philippine officials issued storm warnings Thursday for seven northern provinces, including flash flooding, landslides and storm surges, until Sunday, while Taiwan was expected to issue a sea alert late Thursday and a land alert Friday.

Usagi is expected to make landfall in China on Monday near the Pearl River Delta.

強颱天兔持續近逼，中央氣象局已在今(20)日上午8時30分發布天兔海上陸上颱風警報。根據美國有線電視(CNN)形容，天兔結構紮實、完整，已經是隻「超級颱風」，且威力已經增強為「魔鬼兔」！

美國有線電視(CNN)引述美國太空總署(NASA)資料表示，超級颱風天兔的暴風圈直徑已經超過1千公里，結構相當紮實、完整，將是今年(2013)以來最強的颱風。

此外，日本氣象廳的報告也指出，天兔已經增強為「猛烈級」大型颱風，且來勢洶洶。日本氣象廳指出，目前「超級颱風」天兔正朝著西北西風向直撲台灣。

 颱風相關英文

Typhoon  颱風-太平洋上的暴風

Hurricane  颶風-美洲的暴風

Cyclone  暴風-印度洋上的暴風

the approaching typhoon 即將到來的颱風

after the typhoon          在颱風過後

be hit by typhoons     遭受颱風侵襲

disaster   災害,災難

heavy rains      豪雨 

torrential rain  豪雨

counterclockwise 反時鐘

accumulate     累積

rainfall     降雨量

plenty of rainfall  充沛的雨量

accumulated rainfall   累積降雨量

landslide    土石流

mudslide   山崩

"風"的等級

0級：Calm   無風

1級： Light air    軟風

2級： Light breeze    輕風

3級： Gentle breeze    微風

4級： Moderate breeze    和風

5級： Fresh breeze    清風

6級： Strong breeze    強風

7級： Moderate gale    疾風

8級： Fresh gale    大風

9級： Strong gale    烈風

10級： Whole gale   狂風

11級： Storm   暴風

12~17級： Hurricane   颶風

資料參考：

Nownews新聞網
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/cnn
cnn新聞網
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1038202?ref=feeds%2Flatest

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