Typhoon No. 32 Set to Intensify Before Approaching Japan Islands
As of 9 p.m. on November 8, Typhoon No. 32, known internationally as Champaka, was moving west-northwest over waters south of Japan with a central atmospheric pressure of 970 hectopascals and maximum sustained winds of 35 meters per second, with forecasts indicating that it could intensify into a very strong typhoon before approaching the Ogasawara Islands around Wednesday, November 11. (News On…
Typhoon No. 32, also known as Champaka, is currently moving west-northwest over waters south of Japan with a central atmospheric pressure of 970 hectopascals and maximum sustained winds of 35 meters per second. Forecasts indicate that the typhoon could intensify into a very strong typhoon before approaching the Ogasawara Islands around Wednesday, November 11.
Satellite imagery shows a well-developed spiral of clouds surrounding the storm's center over waters south of the Ogasawara Islands, with particularly active cloud formations near its core. Heavy rain is expected to begin affecting the Ogasawara Islands on November 10 as a frontal system brings rain clouds into the area.
Brief written by urgent.news from News On Japan's own syndicated text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
