Northern Japan Tonight, there is a risk of a heavy snowstorm in the center of the Sea of Japan December 4: 11:33
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, the low pressure developed in the Sea of Okhotsk has stagnated, and a strong winter-type pressure distribution continues around Japan.
In Hokkaido, the wind increased in the Sea of Japan and the western part of the Pacific Ocean, and in Muroran City, a maximum instantaneous wind speed of 28 meters was observed in the morning of the 4th.
Due to the continued strong winter-type atmospheric pressure arrangement, it is expected that a very strong wind will blow with snow over the night of the 4th around Hokkaido and Tohoku.
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 6 meters, and it is expected to continue to grow over the 5th.
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 from 40 centimeters in the Tohoku area in the 24-hour period until the morning of the 6th. It is expected to snow 60cm and 20cm to 40cm 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.