First Typhoon Forms in the Western Pacific: Record Broken
![Tropical Typhoon Nepartak](https://i0.wp.com/taiwanenglishnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/typhoon-nepartak.png?resize=475%2C353&ssl=1)
A tropical depression near Guam is expected to intensify to typhoon strength. Nepartak is the first named tropical storm of 2016 after a record spell of 201 days since the last typhoon left the region December 15, 2015.
The previous record for typhoon-free days stood at 198, and was reached in 1973 and again in 1998.
0000UTC 03 July 2016
Center Location 8.9N 145.2E
Movement ENE 15km/hr
Minimum Pressure 998 hpa
Maximum Wind Speed 18 m/s
Gust 25 m/s
Radius of 15m/s 80km
![Tropical Typhoon Nepartak](https://i0.wp.com/taiwanenglishnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/typhoon-nepartak.png?resize=475%2C353)
![Satellite image of tropic cyclone Nepartak](https://i0.wp.com/taiwanenglishnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/nepartak.jpg?resize=660%2C660)
![potential track area of Nepartak](https://i0.wp.com/taiwanenglishnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/wp0216.gif?resize=660%2C476)
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