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Three typhoons are moving northward simultaneously in the western Pacific after Typhoon Peilou became the 16th named storm of the season, joining Typhoon Dolphin (No. 13) and Typhoon Changhom (No. 15).
The Korea Meteorological Administration said Typhoon Peilou formed Sunday at 3 p.m. in waters about 890 kilometers north-northwest of Guam. The name Peilou was submitted by Macao and refers to a species of bird.
At formation, Peilou had an intensity rating of 1, with maximum sustained winds of 21 meters per second (76 kilometers per hour). The storm is expected to track northeast through waters north of Guam through midweek before rapidly weakening.
The KMA forecast that Peilou will weaken into a tropical depression by Wednesday afternoon in waters about 2,470 kilometers northeast of Guam — meaning the storm's life cycle could end roughly 72 hours after formation.
As the typhoon is tracking far from the Korean Peninsula, it is not expected to have any significant impact on South Korea.
Typhoon Dolphin, the 13th named storm, made landfall along the coast of Zhejiang Province in eastern China on Sunday around 5:30 p.m. It is expected to move northward through the Shanghai area before weakening into a tropical depression Wednesday morning west of Shanghai.
About 1,500 flights were canceled in Shanghai. Chinese meteorological authorities warned of additional damage as they forecast up to 500 millimeters of rain across Zhejiang Province through Monday.
Typhoon Changhom, the 15th named storm, is expected to weaken as it passes through Japan early this week. After midweek, rain clouds left in its wake may move into waters off South Korea's east coast.
bbo@heraldcorp.com
