Originally Posted by
DragonSoul
The forecasts for Mangkhut are showing an increased shift to the west, i.e. not a direct hit. But obviously that could all change when it passes over Luzon.
Regarding "direct hit": The heavy winds are some 20-50 nautical miles north of the typhoon eye, so, if the eye moves along HKG some 50 nautical miles south of HKG, the area gets the real hit......