Typhoon Megi barely moving as it moves toward Southeastern China...95W now a threat as TC formation within the next 24-48 hours

Typhoon Megi (Juan/15W)

• 17.2N 117.3E
• 648.2 km. South-Southeast of Hong Kong, China
• currently moving northwestward @ 6 kph
• heading towards Southeastern China
  
• maximum sustained winds: 213 kph
  
• gustiness winds: 259 kph
  
• minimum sea level pressure: 945
  
• maximum sea wave height: 36 feet
  
• Saffir-Simpson Typhoon Scale: Category 4
  

Typhoon Megi has rapidly gaining more strength for the past 6 hours and becomes as a Category 4 system (213 kph). Typhoon Megi is expected to move North-Northwestward direction within the next 2 days heading Southeastern China as it nears to Super Typhoon tomorrow approaching the east coast of Hong Kong (near Guandong Province late Friday morning)

Tropical Disturbance 95W

• 16.3N 146.7E
• 148.16 km. Northeast of Saipan
• currently moving westward @ 22kph
• maximum sustained winds: 28 kph
  
• gustiness winds: 37 kph
• minimum sea level pressure: 1006 MB
  
• Saffir-Simpson Typhoon Scale: Tropical Disturbance

As of this moment, the potential for the development of a significant Tropical Cyclone Formation within the next 24-48 hours has already been raised to fair....65%-85% of becoming the next TC in the Western Pacific. This is the latest weather update also issued by the PAGASA based on the report of GMA News that this might become the next TC and affects the country early next week.

More updates once this system will fully-blown to an active Tropical Cyclone in the next coming days.