According to storm and low pressure news from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Typhoon Jangmi is moving rapidly near the East Sea.
As of 2 pm today (local time), the storm's center was located at about 9.8 degrees North latitude - 137.4 degrees East longitude, about 1,280 km northeast of Mindanao. The storm accelerated and moved in a Northwest direction at a speed of 20 km/h, heading towards the East Sea.
The strongest wind near the storm center reached 65 km/h, gusting up to 80 km/h. Strong winds extended outside the storm center up to 380 km.
Typhoon Jangmi is forecast to move northwest from now until May 28, then continue to head towards the Philippine sea area before gradually moving north at the weekend. During this time, the typhoon will continuously strengthen and rise to typhoon level on May 30 in the Philippine sea area.
The storm is unlikely to make landfall in the Philippines. However, the outer circulation of the storm can still cause bad weather in the northernmost Luzon region, with the highest wind warning level possibly reaching signal number 1.
The storm is also likely to increase the activity of the Southwest monsoon from May 30, causing widespread rain and strong winds.
In the East Sea, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the South East Sea area (including the Truong Sa special zone), the sea area from Lam Dong to Ca Mau has showers and thunderstorms.
Forecast for the night of May 27 and day of May 28, the South East Sea area (including Truong Sa special zone), the sea area from Lam Dong to Ca Mau will have scattered showers and thunderstorms. In thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, strong gusts of wind at level 6-7 and sea waves over 2.0m high.
People and tourists in coastal areas, especially the northern Philippines sea area and localities affected by the Southwest monsoon, need to closely monitor weather forecasts in the coming days.
Tourism, fishing and maritime movement activities may be affected by large waves, strong winds and prolonged thunderstorms, posing potential safety risks.
