Taiwan issues sea warning for tropical storm

Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau says the storm was 340 miles (550 kilometers) south of Taiwan’s southern tip as of Friday morning, and was moving north at 15 miles (25 kilometers) per hour.

The bureau says ships off the island’s eastern and southern coasts should brace for the storm, and that heavy rain may hit eastern and southern Taiwan on Saturday.

It says the storm may gain strength as it moves past the East China Sea toward the Korean peninsula.