Typhoon Khanun is expected to hit the country’s southern coast on Thursday afternoon.

The Korea Meteorological Administration(KMA) said that the tropical storm, which has been moving east near Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture, will slowly shift its course northward from Monday.

The typhoon is forecast to reach waters west of Japan’s Kyushu on Wednesday and hit South Korea’s southern coast Thursday afternoon before moving north to the inland areas of the central region.

As Khanun moves closer to the Korean Peninsula, most parts of the nation will likely have rain from Wednesday with strong winds forecast for Jeju island and southern regions that will spread to the entire country from Thursday.

The KMA said that the typhoon, with a current atmospheric pressure of 970 hectopascals at its center and a maximum wind speed of 35 meters per second, is expected to remain “strong” when it reaches the country’s southern coast.