The Tropical Depression (21W) which formed to the northwest of Guam last night has strengthened into a Tropical Storm (TS) named DUJUAN, a chinese word for Azalea. It has also entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) with local name "JENNY." This storm is expected to just pass along the northeastern portion of the North Philippine Sea until the weekend. Based on the initial Global Dynamic Forecast Models (GDFM), DUJUAN is likely to become a Typhoon on Friday afternoon, Sep 25 and shall exit the northern border of the PAR on Sunday or Monday (Sep 27-28).
As of 8:00 PM PhT (12:00 GMT) today, Wednesday, September 23, 2015, the center of DUJUAN was located some 1,329 km East of Santa Ana, Cagayan [18.3N 134.8E]...with maximum sustained winds of 75 kph near the center and gustiness up to 95 kph. It was moving West-Northwest at 19 kph towards the Southern Islands of Japan.
TS DUJUAN (JENNY) is currently far away to directly affect any part of the Philippines.