Typhoon Hin Nam No Expected to Pass Off the Coast of Busan Around the 6th

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dae-yeol] The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) forecasts that Typhoon Hinnamnor, the 11th typhoon of the season, will pass through the central Korea Strait between South Korea and Japan around the 6th.

According to the typhoon forecast path released by the KMA on the 1st, at 3 PM on that day, Hinnamnor was identified to have passed 550 km southeast of Taipei, Taiwan, maintaining its strength as a super typhoon. The central pressure was 920 hPa, and the maximum wind speed reached 194 km/h.

Hinnamnor is expected to remain in its current position until early morning on the 2nd, then start moving northward, approaching 430 km south-southwest off Seogwipo City, Jeju, by 3 PM on the 5th. By 3 PM on the 6th, it will reach approximately 50 km southeast off Busan.

The KMA expects the typhoon's intensity to remain at super typhoon level continuously, then weaken to very strong on the 4th and 5th, and maintain strong intensity by the afternoon of the 6th. The 'strong' typhoon intensity corresponds to maximum wind speeds between 33 m/s (119 km/h) and less than 44 m/s (158 km/h). Although this indicates a weakening from super typhoon status, a strong typhoon is still fierce enough to derail trains. A super typhoon can demolish buildings, and a very strong typhoon can hurl people or large stones.

The storm radius of Hinnamnor is expected to be 170 km from the sea south-southwest of Seogwipo City to the sea southeast of Busan, with a strong wind radius of 400 to 420 km. The strong wind radius covers regions south of Chungcheong Province.

As of 3 PM on the 6th, the 70% probability radius of this typhoon is as large as 380 km. This means that the area where the typhoon's center is located with a probability of 70% or higher could be up to 400 km away from the previously forecasted path. If Hinnamnor moves as expected, heavy rain will fall in South Korea from the afternoon of the 5th through the 6th or 7th.

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