The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said that on the morning of August 1, the centre of super typhoon Dolphin was more than 3,800km east of Luzon Island in the Philippines. Maximum winds near the storm's centre had eased to force 16, with gusts above force 17.
This is the fourth super typhoon of 2026 to form over the north-west Pacific.
Over the next 24 hours, super typhoon Dolphin is forecast to move west-north-west at 20-25km/h, with little change in intensity.
From August 3, the storm is expected to maintain its direction and speed at about 25km/h, while weakening to force 13-14, with gusts of force 16-17, as it heads towards China's Fujian-Zhejiang area.
Around August 5, as the storm approaches waters north of Taiwan Island, China, the south-westerly monsoon over the southern part of the East Sea is expected to strengthen.
Super typhoon Dolphin over the Pacific Ocean on the morning of August 1 (Photo: Windy).
From August 6 to 7, south-westerly winds across most of the northern, central and southern East Sea, including the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa special zones, could strengthen to force 6-7. Waves are forecast at 2-4 metres, with very rough seas posing dangers to vessels operating at sea.
The meteorological agency is continuing to closely monitor developments linked to super typhoon Dolphin.
According to a bulletin issued at 8 am on August 1 by the China National Meteorological Centre, maximum winds near the centre of the super typhoon reached 216km/h, or force 17 on China's wind scale.
The storm is moving north-west at 20-25km/h and is forecast to see little short-term change in intensity.
The agency said super typhoon Dolphin has a broad circulation, with the radius of force 7 winds estimated at 200-400km. The radius of force 10 winds is about 120-160km, while winds of force 12 and above extend 70-90km from the storm's centre.
South Korea's meteorological agency said that on the morning of August 1, maximum winds near the storm's centre were about 191km/h.
According to its forecast, the storm will weaken gradually, to about 184km/h on August 2, 176km/h on August 4 and 162km/h on August 6.
By August 6, the storm's centre could be over waters south of Japan and east of Taiwan Island, China.
International forecast models show that in the coming days, super typhoon Dolphin will move quickly west-north-west, before gradually turning west and steadily weakening.
The Hong Kong Observatory, China, said the storm's track over the next few days remains highly uncertain.
The likelihood of super typhoon Dolphin moving into the East China Sea is being assessed as higher, although it is still too early to confirm whether the storm will make landfall in China's Fujian or Zhejiang provinces.
The agency also said sinking air on the outer edge of the super typhoon's circulation could bring severe heat to coastal south-eastern China by the end of next week.
