Typhoon Dujuan, the 25th of the year, forms in the Western Pacific

Dujuan matters less for its current strength than for its position: a late-season storm forming this far east and forecast to recurve toward waters south of Japan keeps the Western Pacific's active pattern running well past the usual peak. The explicit note that China's coastal waters are spared shifts the watch to Japan and to shipping lanes in the region, where a strengthening system on a north-then-west-northwest track can disrupt routing and schedules. Whether it intensifies as forecast, and how far west that turn carries it, is the open question.