Typhoon No. 20 occurred. Okinawa may also approach Sakishima Islands on October 18 at 10:17.
On the morning of the 18th, a typhoon No. 20 occurred on the sea east of the Philippines.
According to observations by the Japan Meteorological Agency, the tropical cyclone changed to Typhoon No. 20 on the sea east of the Philippines at 3 am on the 18th.
The atmospheric pressure at the center is 1004 hectopascals, the maximum wind speed near the center is 18m, the maximum instantaneous wind speed is 25m, and a strong wind of 15m or more is blowing within a radius of 220km from the center.
The typhoon is moving northwest at a slow speed, and depending on the course, there is a risk of approaching Okinawa's Sakishima Islands, and the Japan Meteorological Agency has called for attention to future typhoon information.