The latest storm news on the morning of July 10th from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said that Typhoon Ba Vi is continuing to expand, with strong winds currently spreading a diameter of 1,500km. This makes the latest storm in the 2026 storm season the largest tropical storm in the western Pacific basin (WPAC) since Typhoon Nalgae in 2022.
Typhoon Ba Vi also rose to 22nd place in the list of highest accumulated ACE storm energy values ever recorded in the Western Pacific Basin (WPAC) since starting data recording in 1950. With an accumulated ACE storm energy value of 48,245, Typhoon Ba Vi surpassed Typhoon Yvette in 1992.
JMA weather forecasting experts have issued level 3 high-wave warnings and level 2 storm-storm and thunderstorm warnings for the entire Okinawa prefecture, Amami region of Kagoshima prefecture.
Meanwhile, the Taiwan (China) Meteorological Administration CWA also issued strong wind warnings in 6 cities and 10 districts in the east and south of the island due to the impact of Typhoon Ba Vi.
Meanwhile, the latest storm news on the morning of July 10 from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that Typhoon Ba Vi (Philippines name is Inday) continues to weaken as it accelerates to move northwest over the sea east of Batanes, Philippines.
Typhoon Ba Vi's eye on the morning of July 10 is about 620km east of Basco, Batanes. The maximum sustained wind is 150 km/h near the eye of the storm, gusts up to 185 km/h and central pressure is 955 hPa. The storm is moving northwest at a speed of 20 km/h. According to PAGASA, the strong wind area of Typhoon Ba Vi extends to 860km from the eye of the storm.
Philippine typhoon forecasters predict that the typhoon will move northwest when operating in the Philippine Sea and may approach the northern tip of Luzon from the evening of July 10 to the morning of July 11. After that, the typhoon near the Philippines will move towards the southern islands of Japan and may make landfall or pass near the northern coast of Taiwan (China).
It is forecasted that Typhoon Ba Vi will leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) in the morning or afternoon of July 11 and make landfall on the east coast of mainland China in the evening of July 11 or morning of July 12.
Typhoon Ba Vi will maintain its typhoon intensity until it leaves the PAR area. After that, the typhoon will weaken further as it moves deeper into mainland China.
