Typhoon LINFA was first forecast to move eastward, but it later turned to north and is now moving along Taiwan Strait, so it may affect both sides of the Strait. Taiwan Strait is not so wide, and it is difficult for a typhoon to go through the Strait without making landfall, and this time the typhoon has higher probability of making landfall on mainland China.

Typhoon LINFA was formed in South China Sea. According to the forecast, it will move slowly toward east.