Typhoon No. 9 Okinawa's Sakishima Islands may be stormy before noon Strict vigilance on August 8 at 10:35

Typhoon No. 9 is a large and extremely strong typhoon that goes north on the south of Okinawa, and in the Sakishima Islands, there is a risk of a storm from noon to the 9th on the 8th. The meteorological station calls for strict alerts against storms.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, a large and very strong typhoon No. 9 seems to be moving northwest at a speed of 15 km / h on the 240 km southeast of Ishigaki Island at 10 am 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 a radius of 200 km from the center, the wind speed is over 25 meters.

The typhoon has continued to move north while maintaining a very strong power, and there is a risk of storms in the Sakishima Islands from noon to 9th on the 8th. Meteorological stations have announced storm warnings in the Miyakojima and Ishigakijima regions. It is.

The maximum wind speed expected on the 8th is 45 meters in the Sakishima Islands, 23 meters in Kumejima, 20 meters in the central and southern Okinawa main islands, and the maximum instantaneous wind speed is 65 meters in the Sakishima Islands and 35 meters in Kumejima. And 30 meters in the north.

In Sakishima Islands, it is expected to rain heavily 80 mm per hour in 8 days, and heavy rain will take place on the 9th.

Furthermore, the height of the waves is expected to be as severe as 12 meters in the Sakishima Islands and 10 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 on landslides caused by 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. The