A ranar 27 ga watan Agusta lokacin gida, John ya kai ga ƙarfin ƙarfin na biyu na 135 mil a kowace awa (210 km / h), kuma ba da daɗewa ba bayan haka ya haye Layin Duniya na Duniya a kimanin 22 ° N kuma ya kasance a karkashin kulawar reshen Guam na Cibiyar Gargadi ta Tsakiya (JTWC). Ta hanyar wucewa zuwa yammacin Pacific, John kuma ya zama guguwa kuma an kira shi guguwa John a lokacin da yake a yammacin Pacific. Nan da nan bayan ƙetare Layin Layi, John ya sake raunana kuma motsinsa ya tsaya. A ranar 1 ga Satumba, John ya raunana zuwa guguwa mai zafi kuma ya kusan ruwa mara motsi na yammacin Layin Layi. A can, John ya yi kwanaki shida yayin da yake yin rikici mai yawa. A ranar 7 ga Satumba, John ya sake komawa zuwa tsakiyar yankin Pacific, inda aka sake ba da shawara ga wani wuri mai karfi na tsakiya mai zurfi. A ranar 10 ga Satumba, John ya sake komawa zuwa tsakiyar yankin Pacific, inda ya sake komawa zuwa yankin tsakiyar Pacific.
yammacin Pacific