Three typhoons active in Pacific as No. 28 and No. 29 form

Three typhoons are simultaneously active in the Pacific, with Typhoons No. 28 and No. 29 forming on October 5 to join Typhoon No. 27, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Typhoon No. 27 (Choi-wan) is large and strong, located east of Japan as of noon on October 6, moving north at 30 km/h with a central pressure of 950 hPa and maximum sustained winds of 40 m/s. Typhoon No. 28 (Noru) is very strong near Wake Island, moving west at 30 km/h, while Typhoon No. 29 (Koguma) is weaker, moving northwest from the Marshall Islands. Forecasts indicate Typhoon No. 27 will transition into an extratropical cyclone near the Aleutian Islands by October 8. Typhoon No. 28 is expected to reach waters near Minami-Tori-shima by October 8, and Typhoon No. 29 is projected to intensify into a very strong typhoon near the same area by October 10.