23 June 2026 - bulletin 398

Issued at 0930 GMT
Latest warnings for 07W and 08W
Disturbance update

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
TYPHOON Mekkhala / 07W 
Philippines name Francisco
Warning 19 from JTWC at 0900 GMT
Position 19.1N 124.8E
Location 474 miles SSW of Kadena AB, Okinawa
Movement 300° (WNW) at 4 knots
Maximum sustained winds 110 knots gusting to 135 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 105 to 120 miles of the centre
Winds of 64 knots or higher occur within 45 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses Japan
Maximum significant wave height 35 feet
Minimum central pressure 946 mbar 
Next warning from JTWC at 1500 GMT

Tropical storm Higos / 08W
Warning 04 from JTWC at 0900 GMT
Position 14.8N 144.9E
Location 66 miles N of Andersen AFB
Movement 275° (W) at 8 knots
Maximum sustained winds 35 knots gusting to 45 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 0 to 70 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses NONE
Maximum significant wave height 14 feet
Minimum central pressure 1003 mbar 
Next warning from JTWC at 1500 GMT

Regional warnings

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE UPDATE
EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from NHC at 0600 GMT 
System 94E 
Position 12.6N 108.2W
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is LOW (30%)
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is LOW (30%)

System No Invest Assigned 
Position 13N 107W 
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is NIL 
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is MEDIUM (40%)