Typhoon No. 18 to Bring Severe Weather to Okinawa
A very strong Typhoon No. 18 is forecast to pass close to the Daito Islands before moving near Okinawa's main island and toward the Sakishima Islands, bringing violent winds, heavy rain and dangerous waves across a wide area of southwestern Japan. As of 9 p.m. on August 23, Typhoon No. 18 was moving west-northwest at 30 kilometers per hour over waters southwest of the Ogasawara Islands. (News On…
Typhoon No. 18 is expected to bring severe weather conditions to Okinawa, southwestern Japan, with violent winds, heavy rain, and dangerous waves. The typhoon, currently moving west-northwest at 30 kilometers per hour, has a central atmospheric pressure of 950 hectopascals and maximum sustained winds of 45 meters per second. As it passes near the Daito Islands on August 25, intense or extremely heavy rain and violent winds are expected, with gusts of 40 to 50 meters per second possible.
The storm is forecast to maintain strong intensity as it approaches Okinawa's main island and Amami Oshima, with active rain clouds spreading over the region from the night of August 25. Dangerous waves will affect an increasingly wide area as the typhoon approaches, posing hazardous conditions along parts of the Pacific coast.
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