Typhoon Higos, classified as eighth of the current season, appeared on the morning of this Wednesday, the 23rd, around 9 am, approximately 210 kilometers northeast of the island of Guam.
The projection indicates that Higos should move southeast of Okinawa, Japan, between the middle and end of this week, heading north towards the maritime areas southeast of Tokyo until next weekend. Japan’s geographic location, in the path of tropical cyclones from the Northwest Pacific Ocean, makes it often vulnerable to these phenomena on an annual basis.
The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) announced that typhoon number 8 is not expected to affect the Korean peninsula, explaining that the phenomenon is currently far from the country and is forecast to convert into an extratropical cyclone within 120 hours.
At the same time, typhoon number 7, named Mekala, which originated on the 20th, has already moved to an area 650 kilometers northeast of Manila, in the Philippines, according to data from the 23rd.
During its passage through warmer waters in the eastern region of the Philippines, the system strengthened considerably, reaching the stage of a very intense typhoon, with wind speeds at its center approaching 50 meters per second.
The expected trajectory of Typhoon Mekala indicates that it will pass through Okinawa, Japan, on the 26th, before heading north towards the vicinity of Tokyo, after crossing the waters southeast of Kagoshima on August 27th.
Although there is no expectation that Mekala will have a significant impact on Korea, there is concern about the occurrence of intense winds and high waves on Jeju Island and the southern portions of the Korean coast between the 26th and 27th, as the phenomenon approaches.
Finally, KMA recommended that the population monitor weather forecast updates, highlighting that the atmospheric pressure system in the area around Korea may vary, influenced by the formation and path of typhoons.