Tropical Storm 18W (Jelawat), # 1
Published: September 20, 2012
9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 21, Japan time: PST is keeping an eyeball on a new disturbance that mushroomed overnight into Tropical Storm Jelawat. It's currently moving toward the Philippines, but is forecast to stall, then head northwest over the next few days. Where it heads beyond the 25th is uncertain; some forecast models have it cnntinuing northwest, others have it curving more northeast, possibly toward Okinawa by the 26th or 27th, one forecaster says. PST has it in its sights.