26 June 2026 - bulletin 406

Issued at 0845 GMT
Latest warnings for 07W and 08W
Disturbance update

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Tropical storm Mekkhala / 07W 
Philippines name Francisco
Warning 31 from JTWC at 0900 GMT
Position 28.0N 128.0E
Location 740 miles WSW of Yokosuka, Japan
Movement 060° (ENE) at 10 knots
Maximum sustained winds 35 knots gusting to 45 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 70 to 130 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses Ryuku Islands, Japan
Maximum significant wave height 16 feet
Minimum central pressure 992 mbar 
Next warning from JTWC at 1500 GMT

Tropical storm Higos / 08W
Warning 16 from JTWC at 0900 GMT
Position 28.4N 134.6E
Location 489 miles SW of Yokosuka, Japan
Movement 015° (NNE) at 35 knots
Maximum sustained winds 45 knots gusting to 55 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 30 to 50 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses NONE
Maximum significant wave height 16 feet
Minimum central pressure 995 mbar 
Next warning from JTWC at 1500 GMT

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE UPDATE
EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from NHC at 0600 GMT 
System No Invest Assigned 
Position 13N 106W 
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is NIL 
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is HIGH (80%)

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from JTWC at 0600 GMT 
System 95W 
Position 3.8N 177.8E
Location 668 miles ESE of Kwajalein 
Minimum central pressure 1005 mbar 
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is LOW

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