Typhoon Halong (28W) – Tropical Cyclone Advisory #6: 0000 UTC 7 October 2025

Halong expected to turn sharply back toward the east-northeast later today.

Author

Will Weaver
October 06, 2025

…Halong expected to turn sharply back toward the east-northeast later today…

Himawari-9 visible satellite image (Weathernerds)

Current storm information:

  • Position: 26.9°N 138.7°E

  • Movement: WNW at 7 knots (10 km/h)

  • Intensity: 80 knots (150 km/h) [Category 1]

  • Central pressure: 972 hPa

Trend:

  • Rapid strengthening is forecast during the next 24 hours. Halong could become a Category 3 typhoon by tonight.

Watches and warnings:

  • Fleet Activities Yokosuka is under TCCOR 4.

Hazards affecting land:

  • Halong is not expected to be a direct threat to land, but it could produce rough seas, heavy surf, and life-threatening rip currents along the southern and southeastern coasts of Honshu on Wednesday and Thursday.

  • U.S. military interests in Japan can get additional information via the Stars & Stripes Pacific Storm Tracker: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/storm_tracker/ 

The next advisory will be posted after 1200 UTC 7 October 2025.

Forecast positions and maximum winds

  • 000 hrs: 26.9°N 138.7°E – 80 kts

  • 012 hrs: 27.6°N 137.5°E – 100 kts

  • 024 hrs: 29.3°N 136.6°E – 120 kts

  • 048 hrs: 32.3°N 138.9°E – 130 kts

  • 072 hrs: 33.8°N 148.3°E – 115 kts

  • 096 hrs: 35.0°N 164.1°E – 95 kts Post-tropical/extratropical

  • 120 hrs: 36.5°N 175.0°E – 60 kts Post-tropical/extratropical

JMA forecast map