The latest storm news on the evening of July 29 from the US Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) said that super typhoon Dolphin is about 470km south-southeast of Wake Island, moving northwest at a speed of 17 km/h in the past 6 hours. The super typhoon has sustained winds of 240 km/h, the lowest central pressure is 935 hPa. The maximum sea wave can reach about 12.2m.
JTWC storm forecasters stated that Hurricane Dolphin strengthened into a super typhoon after completing the cycle of replacing it with a storm eye. After this process, the storm continued to strengthen very quickly. Satellite images show that the eye of the super typhoon Dolphin is becoming increasingly clear. This is a sign that the structure of the latest super typhoon of the 2026 storm season is becoming more complete.
According to current assessments by forecasters, super typhoon Dolphin is not yet forecast to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). However, forecast models see that the latest super typhoon of the typhoon season may strengthen the southwest monsoon next week, causing rain in the Philippines to possibly increase.
JTWC assessed that the dense cloud area surrounding the storm center has become symmetrical, while the air flow escaping at the upper layer is developing well in all directions. These are signs of a very strong storm.
In addition, super typhoon Dolphin is moving in a sea area with a water surface temperature of about 32 degrees Celsius, and at the same time this area has a very high ocean heat content, creating ideal conditions for the typhoon to continue to intensify.
According to forecasts, the latest super typhoon of the 2026 typhoon season will continue to strengthen in the next few days as it moves towards the Ogasawara Islands and Iwo Islands, located in southern Japan.
