Tropical storm Pabuk formed yesterday, Sunday, in the Pacific Ocean east of Taiwan. The name Pabuk, a type of large fresh water fish, was contributed to the regional list of names by Laos.
According to the Japanese Meteorological Agency tropical storm Pabuk is currently located 1100km south east of Okinawa with sustained winds of 40 knots or 46mph. The storm is forecast to move west northwest and threaten northern Taiwan as a typhoon in three days.
Tropical storm Pabuk is the sixth storm of the 2007 Pacific typhoon season.
Tropical storm Pabuk is the sixth storm of the 2007 Pacific typhoon season.
On Thursday typhoon Usagi struck southern Japan with damaging winds and heavy rain.
Below is the current forecast graphic for the track of the storm, issued by JMA:
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