"Almost November" Sets Record for Latest Typhoon Warning... Approaching Within 250 km

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Today, the final Sunday of October (October 25), a typhoon warning was issued for the distant waters off Jeju Island. This typhoon is projected to be recorded as the latest one to affect South Korea.

Reporter Jeong Gu-hui has the details on the expected path of the typhoon and the weather outlook.

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Typhoon Champi, the 30th typhoon, is moving northeastward over waters located 300 km south of Jeju Island.

The typhoon warning issued for the distant waters off Jeju Island is the latest to be issued in South Korea's meteorological observation history.

High waves crashing against the coast were captured throughout the day on Mara Island, which is close to the typhoon.

High waves of up to 5 meters are expected in the waters off Jeju Island through tomorrow, and swell waves are also likely to wash ashore along the southern and eastern coasts.

Typhoon Champi once developed into a large, super typhoon with a distinct swirling structure and eye. However, it has now shrunk in size to a small storm, and its intensity has weakened to Level 1, the lowest of the five tiers, making its structure completely invisible on satellites.

Its closest approach to Jeju Island will be at 3:00 AM tomorrow, at which point the distance from Jeju Island will be about 250 km.

Because the typhoon's left-side gale radius is 140 km, Jeju Island has avoided being in the direct influence zone of the typhoon.

However, as you can see, rain is falling and winds are blowing strongly around the typhoon periphery.

In places like Busan, rain fell throughout the day, and as seen on the radar, affected by rain clouds generated at the edge of the typhoon, 49 mm of rain fell in Pohang and 39 mm in Wando today.

Through tomorrow, additional rain is forecast to fall—up to 40 mm in not only Jeju Island but also the southern coast of Gyeongsangnam-do, and up to 20 mm in Jeollanam-do.

Gusts of up to 20 meters per second are expected in Jeju Island through tomorrow, and gusts of up to 15 meters per second will blow in Chungcheong and the southern provinces.

Meanwhile, the 31th typhoon, In-fa, has formed in the distant waters east of Guam.

Current overseas typhoon prediction models forecast that the 31st typhoon will not affect South Korea.

(Video Editing: Kim Jong-tae, Design: Park Tae-young)
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