5 August 2026 - bulletin 523

Issued at 0950 GMT
Latest warnings for 12W and 13W
Disturbance update

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
TYPHOON Dolphin / 12W

Warning 38 from JTWC at 0900 GMT
Position 25.6N 137.2E
Location 509 miles E of Kadena AB, Okinawa
Movement 285° (WNW) at 9 knots
Maximum sustained winds 95 knots gusting to 115 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 195 to 250 miles of the centre
Winds of 64 knots or higher occur within 95 to 115 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses Ryuku Islands, Taiwan, China
Minimum central pressure 945 mbar 
Maximum significant wave height 45 feet
Next warning from JTWC at 1500 GMT

Tropical storm Kujira / 13W
Philippines name MayMay
Warning 03 from JTWC at 0900 GMT
Position 17.8N 119.0E
Location 224 miles NW of Manila, Philippines
Movement 030° (NNE) at 4 knots
Maximum sustained winds 35 knots gusting to 45 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 70 to 75 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses Luzon (Philippines)
Minimum central pressure 997 mbar 
Maximum significant wave height 12 feet
Next warning from JTWC at 1500 GMT

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE UPDATE
NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from JTWC at 0600 GMT 
System 96W
Position 19.1N 166.0E
Location 36 miles WSW of Wake Island
Minimum central pressure 1000 mbar 
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is LOW

EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from NHC at 0600 GMT
System No Invest Assigned 
Position 10N 120W
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is NIL
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is LOW (20%)

System No Invest Assigned 
Position 14N 130W
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is NIL
ikelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is LOW (20%)

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