Tropical Storm Koppu in Pacific Threatens Philippines, East Asia
- Forecast track has storm making landfall in north Philippines
- Koppu projected to strengthen to equivalent of major hurricane
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Tropical Storm Koppu, which formed Tuesday in the Pacific Ocean, is heading west in a direction that may bring it ashore in the northern Philippines later this week.
The system is forecast to continue its track west through Oct. 16 and then grind to a near halt as it strengthens to become a typhoon, according to Weather.com. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center’s forecast track for the storm has it making landfall in the northern Philippines over the weekend.