TOKYO, May 27 (Xinhua) — Japan’s climate company stated on Saturday that Typhoon Mawar is more likely to strategy the southwestern prefecture of Okinawa as early as subsequent Tuesday.
As of three p.m. native time on Saturday, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported that Typhoon Mawar was transferring westward at a velocity of 25 km per hour within the waters east of the Philippines.
It is predicted to steadily decelerate because it strikes over the ocean, ultimately turning north and probably approaching the Okinawa islands as early as Tuesday, bringing excessive waves to the Okinawa and Amami areas, in line with the JMA.
The Sakishima Islands in Okinawa may face intense winds from round Tuesday relying on the storm’s trajectory, it added.
Moist air from the hurricane may intersect with a rain entrance projected to progress from the Sea of Japan to the Pacific facet, resulting in an prolonged interval of heavy rainfall throughout jap and western Japan, in line with the climate company.
It suggested the general public to test hazard maps and search shelter in preparation for the upcoming wet season.
Mawar, the season’s second named storm and first hurricane, on Saturday possesses a central atmospheric stress of 925 hectopascals packing winds of as much as 180 km per hour close to its heart, stated the JMA, including that its most wind gusts reached 252 km per hour.
Gale-force winds are exceeding 90 km per hour inside a radius of 185 km from the hurricane’s heart, it stated.