Typhoon No. 9 Sakishima Islands are partly in a storm zone. Severe vigilance on August 9 at 12:15 on August 8.

Typhoon No. 9 is a large and very strong typhoon. It is expected to pass through the Sakishima Islands, moving northward on the south of Okinawa and developing into a tremendous force from late evening to the 9th. The Sakishima Islands are partly in a typhoon storm, and the storm is expected to continue over the 9th, and the weather station calls for strict alerts.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, large and very strong typhoon No. 9 seems to be moving northeast and northwest at a speed of 15 km / h southeast of Ishigaki Island at noon on the 8th.

The atmospheric pressure at the center is 920 hectopascals, the maximum wind speed near the center is 50 meters, the maximum instantaneous wind speed is 70 meters, and within 240 km southwest of the center, the wind speed is over 25 meters within 200 km northeast.

The typhoon continues to move northward with further development, and is expected to pass through the Sakishima Islands from late 8th to 9th.

In Sakishima Islands, some are in the typhoon storm area, and the storm is expected to continue over the 9th.

Meteorological stations have announced storm warnings throughout the Sakishima Islands.

Expected maximum wind speed on August 8 is 55 meters in Sakishima Islands, 23 meters in Kume Island, 20 meters in the central and southern parts of Okinawa Main Island, maximum instantaneous wind speed is 75 meters in Sakishima Islands, and 35 meters in Kume Island 30 meters in the south and north.

The Sakishima Islands are expected to be heavily rainy on the 9th, with heavy rain of 100 millimeters per hour on the 8th, many places.

Furthermore, the wave height is expected to be 13 meters in the Sakishima Islands and 12 meters in the main island of Okinawa.

In Sakishima Islands and Kumejima, there is a risk of flooding and flooding due to storm surges, and a storm surge warning has been announced in Kumejima Town.

The Meteorological Observatory calls for strict alerts against storms and heavy rains in the Sakishima Islands, flooding in low land, high waves in the Sakishima Islands and the main island of Okinawa, and storm surges in the Sakishima Islands and Kumejima Town. .