25/09/2025
TROPICAL STORM RAGASA 2025
Ragasa (Philippine name Nando, Japanese Typhoon Number 18) is located 324 km west of Hong Kong, and has tracked westward at 26 km/h (14 knots) over the past 6 hours. Minimum central pressure at 24/12:00 UTC is 966 hPa.
Infrared imagery as well as radar imagery show the system has made landfall near Yangjiang, China and is tracking westward. Frictional effects of land interaction result in significant and rapid deterioration of the vortex.
As Ragasa is steered westward under the influence from a subtropical ridge to the northeast, it is forecast to continue weakening, while full dissipation is expected in 36 hours.
Within the next 12 hours the system will pass near the waters of South China Sea, just west of the Leizhou Peninsula, however majority of available guidance shows track just north of open water.
This is the final warning on this system by JTWC. The system will be closely monitored for signs of regeneration.
Warning Number 25. Information provided by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC).