Typhoon Pabuk has formed, and its impact on Hainan is gradually becoming apparent.
Typhoon Pabuk, the 26th typhoon of the year, formed over the northwest Pacific Ocean on the afternoon of December 23. Its center was located approximately 180 kilometers northwest of Yongshu Reef in the Spratly Islands, with maximum sustained winds of 8 on the Beaufort scale (18 meters per second) and a central pressure of 1000 hPa