Tropical Cyclone PRAPIROON - JRC Emergency report
29/Jun/2018 14:55 UTC
Tropical Cyclone PRAPIROON formed over the Philippine Sea on 28 June and started moving north-west, strengthening. On 29 June at 12:00 UTC, its centre was located over the sea approx. 700 km south-east of Okinawa Island (Japan) and it had maximum
sustained winds of 84 km/h (Tropical Storm).
Over the next 24 h, it is forecast to continue moving north-west towards Okinawa Island, possibly strengthening into a Typhoon. It is forecast to pass between Okinawa and Miyako island on 1 July and reach southern Republic of Korea, including Jeju Island, on 2 July with max with max. sustained winds of 120-140 km/h. However the uncertainty of the forecast track/intensity is still high.
Heavy rains, strong winds and storm surge could affect Okinawa on 30 June - 1 July and Republic of Korea (including Jeju Island) on 1-3 July. Heavy rains could also affect southern and eastern areas of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) is following the event through the information automatically collected and analysed in the Global Disasters Alerts and Coordination System (GDACS). GDACS issued a RED alert for TC PRAPIROON in Republic of Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea on 29 June morning. This alert was downgraded to ORANGE late in the afternoon of the same day, based on the new forecast.