A potentially dangerous typhoon in the Pacific Ocean is making its way toward Okinawa and the islands of Ryukyu in Japan.

Like Us on Facebook

Typhoon Neoguri started off as a tropical depression Thursday over the islands of Guam but has now turned into a typhoon equivalent to that of a Category 4 hurricane.

Neoguri currently has maximum winds of up to 140 mph (220 kph) and wind gusts of up to 165 mph. It is tracking the direction of west-northwest at a speed of 18 mph.

It is forecast to head toward the direction of Wenzhou, China before taking a turn toward Okinawa.

By Monday morning, Neoguri is forecast to turn into a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of more than 156 mph and is expected to make landfall Tuesday morning in the vicinity of the Ryukyu Islands.

Neoguri is expected to turn toward Kagoshima and traverse the direction toward Hiroshima in Japan and will also have an effect on Busan in South Korea. It will then exit the sea between the cities of Matsue and Tottori in the Chugoku region and will landfall again near the vicinity of Hirosaki city Aomori.

Last year's Super Typhoon Haiyan had maximum wind speed of up to 195 mph, originated from the Federated States of Micronesia, and started off as a low pressure area before turning into the strongest tropical cyclone ever observed.

Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines and Guiuan, Eastern Samar on November 8 and made its way out to the South China Sea after leaving catastrophic destruction in Samar and Leyte provinces in the Philippines.

Hurricane Arthur made landfall in North Carolina in the United States Friday and is only classified as a Category 2 storm by the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida with winds of 100 mph.

Tagshurricane, Hurricane Arthur, Typhoon Neoguri, Typhoon Haiyan