Typhoon Krovanh Shifts Course After Moving North: Jeju Braces for Strong Winds

The 24th typhoon of the season, Krovanh, is forecast to rapidly move north near Okinawa, Japan, before sharply turning westward starting tomorrow and eventually heading back south.

According to the current projected path, the typhoon will not make a direct hit on Jeju, but strong winds and high waves surrounding the system are expected to prompt preliminary strong wind advisories for most parts of Jeju by the early hours of tomorrow (September 4).

The Korea Meteorological Administration and the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters announced that at 3:00 a.m. today, Krovanh was moving northwest at a speed of 17 kilometers per hour from waters about 380 kilometers southeast of Okinawa, Japan.

The center of the typhoon was located at 24.5 degrees north latitude and 130.9 degrees east longitude, with a central pressure of 994 hPa, a maximum wind speed of 21 meters per second, and a strong wind radius of 250 kilometers.

The typhoon is expected to approach Okinawa rapidly this afternoon and intensify, with maximum wind speeds expanding to 23 meters per second, the strong wind radius widening to 260 kilometers, and its movement accelerating to 26 kilometers per hour.

The path of the typhoon is set to change significantly tomorrow.

Krovanh is forecast to reach 28.4 degrees north latitude and 127.1 degrees east longitude by 3:00 p.m. today, where its direction will shift westward and its movement speed will slow down sharply from 18 kilometers per hour in the morning to 8 kilometers per hour in the afternoon.

Afterward, it is projected to move further south to 27.6 degrees north latitude and 127.1 degrees east longitude by 3:00 a.m. the day after tomorrow (September 5), before shifting south-southeastward on September 6 and east-southeastward on September 7.

If the typhoon stays on its current path, its center will not directly pass through Jeju, but the island is expected to be affected by strong winds and high waves.

In a preliminary advisory issued at 4:30 a.m. today, the Korea Meteorological Administration indicated the possibility of strong wind advisories being issued for Jeju Island—excluding the southern parts of Seogwipo—between midnight and 6:00 a.m. on September 4.

High wave advisories are expected to gradually expand starting from the outer distant waters south of Jeju Island this morning. The short-term forecast by the Jeju Regional Meteorological Administration also predicts that waves could reach heights of up to 5 meters, centered around the eastern coastal waters and distant southern waters of Jeju Island on September 4 and 5.

Krovanh is a typhoon name submitted by Cambodia, referring to a type of tree.

Reported by Lee Ho-geon | Video by Kim Na-on | Graphics by Yook Do-hyun | Produced by SBS Digital News
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