 Cecil formed northeast of the Philippines , moving northward offshore Taiwan and eastern China before moving ashore North Korea in mid @-@ August . Dot formed east of Cecil , moving west @-@ northwest into southern Taiwan and southeast China in mid @-@ August . Ellis formed well east of the Philippines in mid @-@ August , recurving northward into southern Japan late in the month . Faye wandered aimlessly between the central Philippines and Taiwan during late August and early September , steered partially by Gordon to its east @-@ northeast . Gordon recurved offshore Japan during late August and early September . 
