Tropical Storm Atsani strengthened into a typhoon early on Monday morning, soon followed by Goni which became a super typhoon several hours later.
Goni continue to batter the Mariana islands, and is taking aim to hit Taiwan to the Korean Peninsula around the 21st of August.
Atsani on the other hand will remain over open water this week with a possible impact on Japan around August the 25th.
2015 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Western Pacific
Goni and Astani are the 18th and 19th Tropical storm of 2015 in the Western Pacific: Data Unisys
Individual Storm Summary
Winds in knots, pressure in millibars, category is based on Saffir-Simpson scale.
| # | Name | Date | Wind | Pres | Cat | |
| 1 | Typhoon-1 MEKKHALA | 13-18 JAN | 70 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Typhoon-3 HIGOS | 07-11 FEB | 105 | 3 | ||
| 3 | Tropical Storm BAVI | 11-18 MAR | 50 | – | ||
| 4 | Super Typhoon-5 MAYSAK | 27 MAR-05 APR | 140 | 5 | ||
| 5 | Tropical Storm HAISHEN | 03-06 APR | 45 | – | ||
| 6 | Super Typhoon-5 NOUL | 03-12 MAY | 140 | 5 | ||
| 7 | Super Typhoon-5 DOLPHIN | 07-19 MAY | 140 | 5 | ||
| 8 | Tropical Storm KUJIRA | 20-24 JUN | 45 | – | ||
| 9 | Typhoon-4 CHAN_HOM | 30 JUN-12 JUL | 120 | 4 | ||
| 10 | Typhoon-1 LINFA | 02-09 JUL | 65 | 1 | ||
| 11 | Super Typhoon-4 NANGKA | 03-18 JUL | 135 | 4 | ||
| 12 | Typhoon-2 HALOLA | 13-26 JUL | 90 | 2 | ||
| 13 | Tropical Storm TWELVE | 23-25 JUL | 40 | – | ||
| 14 | Super Typhoon-5 SOUDELOR | 30 JUL-08 AUG | 155 | 5 | ||
| 15 | Tropical Depression FOURTE | 02-04 AUG | 30 | – | ||
| 16 | Tropical Storm MOLAVE | 07-13 AUG | 50 | – | ||
| 17 | Typhoon-1 16W | 14-15 AUG | 65 | 1 | ||
| 18 | Typhoon-4 GONI | 14-17 AUG | 115 | 4 | Active | |
| Original Article:http://www.thebigwobble.org/2015/08/twin-typhoons-take-aim-for-taiwan-japan.html |
