Typhoon strike Japan
Powerful typhoon moves north off southwest Japan
A powerful typhoon is moving north off southwestern Japan. The main island of Okinawa and Amami Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture are engulfed in the storm zone.
The Meteorological Agency says at 10 AM on Saturday, typhoon Jelawat was about 30 kilometers west of Okinawa's Naha City.
The agency says it gained speed and is heading northeast at 25 kilometers an hour.
The agency says the atmospheric pressure at Jelawat's center is 930 hectopascals with winds of up to 162 kilometers an hour near the center.
Wind gusts of up to 90 kilometers an hour are blowing in wide areas from 190 kilometers to 220 kilometers from Jelawat's center, engulfing parts of the mainland of Okinawa and Amami region.
The typhoon is expected to come closest to Okinawa late on Saturday afternoon and is forecast to move northeast over Amami.
On Saturday, Okinawa and Amami are expected to be hit by gusts of up to 162 kilometers an hour. The Meteorological Agency says the gusts could momentarily hit 216 kilometers an hour.
The agency forecasts rough seas with waves as high as 12 meters in the region.
It says thunderstorms will bring 50 millimeters of rain an hour, and warns of localized hourly downpour of 80 millimeters.
The agency says through Sunday morning, the main islands of Okinawa and Amami will have up to 300 millimeters of rainfall each, and southern Kyushu is forecast to have 250 millimeters.
A powerful typhoon is moving north off southwestern Japan. The main island of Okinawa and Amami Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture are engulfed in the storm zone.
The Meteorological Agency says at 10 AM on Saturday, typhoon Jelawat was about 30 kilometers west of Okinawa's Naha City.
The agency says it gained speed and is heading northeast at 25 kilometers an hour.
The agency says the atmospheric pressure at Jelawat's center is 930 hectopascals with winds of up to 162 kilometers an hour near the center.
Wind gusts of up to 90 kilometers an hour are blowing in wide areas from 190 kilometers to 220 kilometers from Jelawat's center, engulfing parts of the mainland of Okinawa and Amami region.
The typhoon is expected to come closest to Okinawa late on Saturday afternoon and is forecast to move northeast over Amami.
On Saturday, Okinawa and Amami are expected to be hit by gusts of up to 162 kilometers an hour. The Meteorological Agency says the gusts could momentarily hit 216 kilometers an hour.
The agency forecasts rough seas with waves as high as 12 meters in the region.
It says thunderstorms will bring 50 millimeters of rain an hour, and warns of localized hourly downpour of 80 millimeters.
The agency says through Sunday morning, the main islands of Okinawa and Amami will have up to 300 millimeters of rainfall each, and southern Kyushu is forecast to have 250 millimeters.
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