According to the latest news from the National Meteorological Centre (NMC), Typhoon Bualoi, the 20th typhoon of the year, formed at 5 a.m. today (Sept. 24) in the waters east of the Philippines. It is expected to move westward, gradually approaching the eastern coast of the Philippines, and will enter the eastern part of the South China Sea on Sept. 27. This is the sixth typhoon to form in the South China Sea and Western Pacific in September this year.
The NMC indicated that Bualoi has reached tropical storm strength, with its center located approximately 1,420 kilometers southeast of Manila, Philippines, over the northwestern Pacific Ocean as of 5 a.m. It has winds of 8 on the Beaufort scale (18 m/s), with a pressure of 1000 hPa and a radius of the 7-level wind circle of 100 kilometers. It is expected to move westward at a speed of 10-15 kilometers per hour, gradually getting closer to the eastern coast of the Philippines, and will enter the eastern part of the South China Sea on Sept. 27, after which it will move northwest and strengthen.
The Hong Kong Observatory stated that the tropical cyclone Bualoi in the northwestern Pacific will gradually develop over the next two days, crossing the Philippines and entering the South China Sea, with a higher chance of moving towards Hainan and the waters south of it.
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