24 June 2026 - bulletin 401

Issued at 1500 GMT
Latest warnings for 07W and 08W
Disturbance update

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
TYPHOON Mekkhala / 07W 
Philippines name Francisco
Warning 24 from JTWC at 1500 GMT
Position 22.1N 124.8E
Location 311 miles SSW of Kadena AB, Okinawa
Movement 015° (NNE) at 4 knots
Maximum sustained winds 65 knots gusting to 80 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 90 to 140 miles of the centre
Winds of 64 knots or higher occur within 0 to 45 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses Japan
Maximum significant wave height 30 feet
Minimum central pressure 978 mbar 
Next warning from JTWC at 2100 GMT

Tropical depression Higos / 08W
Warning 09 from JTWC at 1500 GMT
Position 16.3N 139.7E
Location 903 miles SE of Kadena AB, Okinawa
Movement 300° (WNW) at 12 knots
Maximum sustained winds 30 knots gusting to 40 knots
Threatened landmasses NONE
Maximum significant wave height 14 feet
Minimum central pressure 1002 mbar 
Next warning from JTWC at 2100 GMT

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE UPDATE
EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from NHC at 0600 GMT 
System 94E 
Position 17.7N 114.3W
Minimum central pressure 1009 mbar 
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is MEDIUM (50%)
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is MEDIUM (50%)

System No Invest Assigned 
Position 15N 122W 
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is NIL 
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is MEDIUM (50%)