- A new tropical cyclone named KRATHON (termed "Julian" in the Philippines) formed over the northern Philippine Sea on 27 September early in the morning (UTC) and started moving north-west toward the Luzon Strait (between northern Philippines and southern Taiwan), strenghtening. On 30 September at 6.00 UTC its centre was located offshore over the Luzon Strait approximately 160 km south of the far southern Taiwan coast and 205 km north of the far northern Luzon (northern Philippines), with maximum sustained winds of approximately 200 km/h (typhoon).
- KRATHON is expected to continue northwestward over the sea on 30 September - 2 October, strenghtening. After that it is forecast to make lanfall over the Kaohsiung city area (south-western Taiwan) on 2 October early in the morning (UTC), with maximum sustained winds up to 204 km/h (typhoon).
- Over the next 96 hours, very heavy rainfall, strong winds and storms surges are forecast over northern Luzon and the whole Taiwan.
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