Three typhoons are moving north at the same time in the western Pacific. Typhoon No. 13 "Dolphin," No. 15 "Chan-hom" and now No. 16 "Peilou" have formed. However, based on the current projected tracks, it is not likely that any of the three typhoons will have a direct impact on the Korean Peninsula.
According to the Korea Meteorological Administration on the 10th, Typhoon No. 16 Peilou (PEILOU) formed at about 3 p.m. the previous day over waters about 890 kilometers north-northwest of Guam. Peilou is a name submitted by Macau and means a type of bird.
As of 3 a.m. that day, Peilou had a central pressure of 996 hPa and maximum wind speeds of 20 meters per second, moving east. It is expected to move to around 155 degrees east longitude on the 11th and then turn northeast. Its strength is forecast to weaken rapidly afterward and become a tropical depression on the 13th. The Korea Meteorological Administration expects Peilou to weaken into a tropical depression within 72 hours.
Peilou heading east rather than toward the Korean Peninsula is analyzed as the result of surrounding atmospheric flow. A steering current that pushes typhoons eastward has formed around its current location, making it unlikely to approach the Japanese archipelago or the Korean Peninsula.
Typhoon No. 13 Dolphin, which formed earlier, made landfall on the coast of Zhejiang province in eastern China. It is expected to weaken as it moves north inland through China.
Typhoon No. 15 Chan-hom is projected to come closest to the Korean Peninsula among the three. However, if it follows the current projected track, the typhoon itself is not expected to make direct landfall in Korea or have its gale-force wind radius cover the peninsula.
Chan-hom is expected to track northwest along waters east of Japan and weaken into a tropical depression around the 13th near waters south of Dokdo. As a result, there is a possibility that the remaining rain clouds from the typhoon will flow into the East Sea in the latter half of the week.
The Korea Meteorological Administration says that, as of now, none of the three typhoons is likely to have a direct impact on Korea.