22 June 2026 - bulletin 397

Issued at 2030 GMT
Latest warnings for 07W and 08W
Disturbance update

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
TYPHOON Mekkhala / 07W 
Philippines name Francisco
Warning 17 from JTWC at 2100 GMT
Position 18.3N 125.6E
Location 507 miles SSW of Kadena AB, Okinawa
Movement 295° (WNW) at 5 knots
Maximum sustained winds 125 knots gusting to 150 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 95 to 105 miles of the centre
Winds of 64 knots or higher occur within 20 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses Japan
Maximum significant wave height 40 feet
Minimum central pressure 934 mbar 
Next warning from JTWC at 0300 GMT

Tropical depression 08W
Warning 02 from JTWC at 2100 GMT
Position 14.5N 146.5E
Location 58 miles SE of Saipan
Movement 285° (WNW) at 12 knots
Maximum sustained winds 30 knots gusting to 40 knots
Threatened landmasses NONE
Maximum significant wave height 12 feet
Minimum central pressure 1005 mbar 
Next warning from JTWC at 0300 GMT

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE UPDATE
EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from NHC at 1800 GMT 
System 94E 
Position 12.9N 106.4E
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is LOW (30%)
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is LOW (30%)

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