Typhoon No. 12 in the south of Okinawa is expected to move northward and approach the Toshima Islands on the 22nd.
Be wary of storms and high waves.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency's observation, Typhoon No. 12 is in the south of Okinawa at 3:00 pm on the 21st and is moving northwest at a speed of about 25 km per hour.
The central pressure is 1002 hectopascals, the maximum wind speed near the center is 20 meters, the maximum instantaneous wind speed is 30 meters, and strong winds of 15 meters or more are blowing within 165 km to the east and 110 km to the west of the center.
The typhoon is expected to move northward and approach the Toshima Islands from the morning of the 22nd to the afternoon.
After that, it is expected to move northward in the East China Sea and approach the Korean Peninsula and northern Kyushu.
The maximum instantaneous wind speed expected on the 22nd is
35 meters in the Miyakojima
region and 30 meters in
the
Yaeyama region.
In the coastal waters of the main island of Okinawa and the Maejima Islands, the waves are already rising with swells.
The expected wave height on the 22nd
is 6 meters in the Miyakojima region
, 5 meters in the Yaeyama region,
and 4 meters in the main island
of
Okinawa.
On the 22nd of the Maejima Islands, there is a risk of extremely heavy rain of 50 mm per hour at most.
Be wary of storms and high waves.
Attention should also be paid to sediment-related disasters, low land inundation, and river flooding.