According to an official statement from the China Meteorological Administration on October 25, this year’s 21st typhoon, named “Kong-rey” (a tropical storm), formed this morning in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. At 8 AM, its center was located approximately 55 kilometers southeast of Guam, positioned at 13.3 degrees north latitude and 145.3 degrees east longitude. The storm is characterized by wind speeds of 18 meters per second, a pressure of 998 hPa, and a radius of the seventh-grade wind circle spanning 300-450 kilometers.
Forecasts indicate that “Kong-rey” will move rapidly northwest at a speed of 30-35 kilometers per hour, with its intensity expected to gradually increase as it approaches the waters east of the Ryukyu Islands.
