Typhoon Sinlaku has strengthened into a super typhoon with maximum sustained winds of over 280 km/h, gusts of up to 350 km/h and a central pressure of 902 hPa.
Currently, Sinlaku is becoming the strongest storm in the world in 2026.
This is also the first storm in this year's Pacific hurricane season to reach super typhoon level, in the context that storms appearing in April are relatively rare.
Typhoon forecasts show Sinlaku will travel about 150 km from Guam when moving through the northeast of the island, before leaving the area around Thursday.
Although not landfalling, dangerous weather forecasts such as strong gusts of wind, big waves and very heavy rain can still affect a wide area in the North Mariana Islands of the United States.
According to the latest storm forecast bulletin from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), the trajectory of Typhoon Sinlaku is almost unchanged compared to previous forecasts.
It is forecast that the storm will continue to move northwest in the next 2 days.
Typhoon is unlikely to enter the East Sea.
The area of Saipan and Tinian Islands (belonging to the Northern Mariana Islands) is very close to the storm's expected path, with the storm's center possibly slightly deviating south-southeast of Tinian within the next 36 hours.
Storm forecasts show that wind speeds may decrease from about 260 km/h when in eastern Guam (after 24 hours) to about 230 km/h when approaching Saipan (after 36 hours).
In the next 3-5 days, the storm will continue to weaken due to the sea surface temperature dropping to about 26 degrees Celsius and dry air dominating, with winds possibly remaining at about 140 km/h at the end of the forecast cycle.
Due to the impact of super typhoon Sinlaku, aviation operations have been affected with a series of flights likely to be canceled until midweek.
United Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines and T'Way Air announced the cancellation of all flights to Saipan island while the storm is still active.
In the context of complicated storm developments, tourists planning to visit Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands of the Philippines or islands in the Northwest Pacific region need to regularly update weather forecasts, closely monitor storm forecast bulletins and proactively adjust their schedules to ensure safety.
