Typhoon No. 6 is expected to move southward of Okinawa from the west while developing, and will become a strong force and approach the Okinawa region by the 23rd of this month.
In the Okinawa region, it is necessary to be vigilant against storms, and in the Okinawa region and the Amami region in Kagoshima prefecture, it is necessary to be vigilant against high waves.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency's observation, Typhoon No. 6 is almost stagnant at 3:00 am on the 20th, about 180 km south of Minamidaito Island.
The typhoon is expected to develop and move south of Okinawa from the west, becoming a strong force and approaching the Okinawa region on the 23rd of this month.
The maximum instantaneous wind speed expected in the Okinawa region is
55 meters on the 21st,
40 to 60 meters on the 22nd, and in the
Miyakojima region,
there is a risk of a fierce wind blowing after noon on the 21st.
At sea in the Okinawa and Amami regions, it is expected to be a big swell with swells, and the expected wave height over the 21st is 8 meters in the Okinawa and Amami regions.
In addition, there are places where heavy rain and extremely heavy rain fall, and depending on the course of the typhoon, there is a risk of heavy rain at the warning level around the 23rd of this month.
In the Okinawa region, it is necessary to be vigilant against storms, and in the Okinawa region and Amami region, it is necessary to be vigilant against high waves.
Also, be careful about sediment-related disasters.