Typhoon 'Dujuan,' the 25th typhoon of the season, is expected to pass by the Korean Peninsula.
According to the Meteorological Agency on September 17, the typhoon was moving northeast over waters 670 kilometers northeast of Guam as of 3 a.m. today.
It has a central pressure of 996 hPa and maximum sustained winds of 72 km/h, categorizing it as a level 1 typhoon.
The agency forecasts that the typhoon will develop into a level 3 storm with maximum winds of 126 km/h by the 20th, moving northeast along the southern waters of Japan.
As it moves northward, the typhoon is expected to rapidly strengthen.
The projected path indicates it will remain far from the Korean Peninsula.
By the 21st, it is expected to reach waters 280 kilometers south of Tokyo before gradually changing direction to the northeast.
No typhoons have directly impacted the Korean Peninsula this year.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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