Typhoon Krovanh to Weaken into a Tropical Depression This Afternoon; Strong Wind Advisory for Eastern Jeju

【Financial News Jeju = Jeong Yong-bok】 Typhoon No. 24, “Krovanh,” is expected to weaken into a tropical depression on the afternoon of the 7th after moving away from Jeju Province. The area under a strong wind advisory on land in Jeju Province has been reduced to the eastern region, while most of the rain is expected to stop during the morning, signaling that the province is beginning to move out of the typhoon’s indirect influence.
According to the Jeju Regional Meteorological Office on the 7th, Jeju Province will be mostly cloudy in the morning, with increasing cloud cover from the afternoon.
Rain is expected in some mid-mountain and mountainous areas from 9 a.m. to noon, while some coastal areas may see less than 0.1 mm of drizzle. Expected rainfall in the mid-mountain and mountainous areas is around 5 mm.
The rain that continued through the previous day is expected to effectively end by the morning of the 7th. From the 8th through the 10th, Jeju Province will occasionally be cloudy, with no additional rainfall forecast.
The typhoon is also weakening rapidly. According to typhoon information issued by the Korean Meteorological Administration at 4 a.m. on the 7th, Krovanh was moving over waters east of Okinawa Prefecture as of 3 a.m., with maximum sustained winds of about 20 m per second.
The Korean Meteorological Administration expects Krovanh to weaken into a tropical depression with maximum sustained winds of about 15 m per second on the afternoon of the 7th. The typhoon itself, which brought strong winds and high waves to Jeju Province since the 4th, is thus entering its dissipation stage.
Land-based weather advisories have also been significantly reduced. As of 5 a.m. on the 7th, strong wind advisories remained in effect in eastern Jeju City and eastern Seogwipo City. Relatively strong northerly to northeasterly winds are expected in eastern areas such as Seongsan during both the morning and afternoon. Winds in other areas will gradually weaken compared with the period from the 4th through the 6th, when the typhoon’s indirect influence was strong.
The daytime high is expected to reach 28–29°C, similar to or slightly higher than the average range of 26.8–28.4°C. On the 8th, the morning low is forecast at 23°C, with a daytime high of 28–29°C.
The main concern is the sea. Wave heights in the waters off Jeju Province are expected to reach 1.5–4 m on the 7th. Waves will rise to as high as 2.5 m off the northern and western coasts and up to 4 m off the southern and eastern coasts.
Waves of up to 4.5 m are expected in the southeastern inner offshore waters and the southern outer offshore waters of Jeju Province during the morning. Winds are also forecast to be strong at 10–18 m per second.
As of 5 a.m., high wave advisories were in effect for the waters off the eastern and southern coasts of Jeju Province, the southeastern and southwestern inner offshore waters, and the southern outer offshore waters.
Wave heights will decrease somewhat on the 8th, but the sea is not expected to fully stabilize. The Korean Meteorological Administration’s marine forecast calls for wave heights in the southeastern inner offshore waters and southern outer offshore waters of Jeju Province to rise again to 2–5 m from the afternoon of the 9th and remain as high as 5 m on the morning of the 10th.
Strong swells may continue to move into the coast of Jeju Province for the time being. People should exercise caution near breakwaters and rocky shores, where suddenly high waves may wash over them.


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