Northern Japan Risk of a heavy snowstorm in the center of the Japan Sea side December 4: 6:09
Due to the developed low pressure, there are places in Hokkaido where very strong winds are blowing with snow. There is a risk of a heavy snowstorm mainly on the Japan Sea side of northern Japan over the night of the 4th, and the Japan Meteorological Agency is calling to be wary of the impact on the traffic caused by storms, high waves, snowstorms and snowdrifts.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, there is a low pressure developed in the Sea of Okhotsk, and the winter-type pressure distribution is increasing around Japan.
In Hokkaido, the wind became very strong, and a maximum instantaneous wind speed of 26.6 meters was observed in Rumoi City after 4 am.
Due to the continued strong winter-type atmospheric pressure arrangement, a very strong wind blows tonight with snow around the Japan Sea side of northern Japan, and the sea is expected to continue to be overwhelmed over the 5th.
The maximum wind speed over 5 days is expected to reach 23 meters in Hokkaido, 20 meters in Tohoku, and the maximum instantaneous wind speed from 30 to 35 meters.
In addition, the height of the wave is expected to continue with 6 meters.
The amount of snow falling in the 24-hour period until the morning of the 5th is 50 centimeters in Hokkaido and Tohoku, and then 40 centimeters to 60 centimeters in the Tohoku area in the 24-hour period until the morning of the 6th. Cm, 20 to 40 cm of snow is expected to fall in Hokkaido.
The Japan Meteorological Agency is calling for caution against storms and high waves, as well as the impact on traffic caused by snowstorms and snowdrifts.