Pyongyang, August 5 (KCNA) -- A weather forecast of the DPRK Central Meteorological Research Institute shows that the DPRK will have much rain in some areas between Monday and Tuesday.

Vice-director of the institute Choe Kwang Guk, told KCNA:

Typhoon-9, Muifa, located over the sea south of Okinawa, Japan, as of 3 p.m. Friday will head northwest to reach the sea off Zhejiang Province, China, at around 9 a.m. Sunday.

The typhoon will pass the Shandong peninsula on Monday and get to the northern part of Palhae Bay at around 9 a.m. Tuesday. It will be weakened into extratropical cyclone and move northeast to affect the DPRK.

The typhoon will bring strong winds of over 10 m/s to western coastal areas and 40-70mm rain to many areas, over 100mm to some areas.

Between Monday and Wednesday, the West Sea of Korea is likely to see 13-18 m/s southeast winds and 3-5m waves.