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China, Taiwan - Tropical cyclone FIVE (GDACS, JTWC, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 4 July 2025)

  • A new tropical cyclone named FIVE is moving westward over the South China Sea toward south-eastern China. On 4 July at 00:00 UTC, its center is located over the sea, approximately 320 km southwest of Taiwan, with maximum sustained winds of 46 km/h (tropical depression).
  • FIVE is expected to intensify, change direction, and move northeastward on 5 July. After that, it will pass close to the western coast of Taiwan and is projected to reach the eastern coast of Zhejiang Province, eastern China by 8 July.
  • For the next 72 hours, moderate to locally heavy rainfall is expected across most of Taiwan, southeastern China, and northern Philippines.