https://phys.org/news/2018-08-typhoon-shanshan-caught-nasa-noaa-suomi.html

On August 6 at 11 a.m. EDT (1500 UTC), the Joint Typhoon Warning Center or JTWC noted that Typhoon Shanshan was located near 29.2 degrees north latitude and 145.4degrees east longitude, about 207 nautical miles east-northeast of Chichi Jima, Japan. Shanshan had maximum sustained winds near 70 knots (80.5 mph/129.6 kph) and is on weakening trend. The JTWC noted at that time that "Satellite imagery and a microwave image demonstrate that deep convection has diminished in the last 6 hours and the eyewall and rain bands have become less organized and more ragged."

The JTWC expects Shanshan to move north and maintain current intensity for a day or so, before beginning to weaken. After a close approach to Tokyo, the storm is forecast to curve northeast and turn extra-tropical to the south of Kamchatka.

                                                            
                                    
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