Typhoon Dolphin is currently hovering over the western Pacific Ocean, at an estimated 3,410 kilometers east of extreme Northern Luzon.
According to NASA’s Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS), the system is moving west-northwestward slowly, with wind speed of around185 km/h.
The storm is not currently posing any threat to land, but could soon become a strong typhoon by Monday, the August 3, when it approaches the Ogasawara or Bonin Islands.
From there, it could head to the Nansei Islands (Ryukyu Islands), and the East China Sea.
It is expected to land in Japan as a Super Typhoon, on or before August 15, 2026.
Dolphin intensified from a tropical storm to a super typhoon in just two days, on the 30th July 2026.
According to NASA, Dolphin intensified due to warm ocean waters of temperatures between 84°F and 86°F (29°C to 30°C) and low wind shear.
This was deduced from sea surface temperature images from the Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) project.
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