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malaise

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20. Okinawa, Japan tomorrow as a Cat 3
Sat Sep 15, 2012, 04:49 PM
Sep 2012
http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2231
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The winds are rising and heavy rain is lashing Okinawa, Japan where Category 3 Typhoon Sanba is expected to make landfall early Sunday morning local time (early this afternoon U.S. EDT.) Radar loops show that the large 35-mile diameter eye of Sanba is on a track that will bring it across the southern part of Okinawa, and heavy rains and wind gusts of 59 mph and 66 mph have been reported at Naha Airport and Kadena Air Force Base, respectively, over the past few hours. Moderate wind shear of 10 - 20 knots has weakened Sanba below its Category 5 peak on Friday morning, and satellite loops show that Sanba is weakening, with the cloud tops warming and the eyewall getting eroded on the west side, but Sanba should be able to maintain Category 3 strength as it crosses Okinawa today. Sanba will continue to weaken as it encounters cooler waters and higher wind shear between Okinawa and South Korea Saturday night and Sunday, and is likely to be at Category 1 strength at landfall in South Korea near 18 UTC on Sunday.

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That is a scary looking storm Marrah_G Sep 2012 #1
"Global warming is a hoax" Faygo Kid Sep 2012 #2
Our Senator inhofe is the only one who thinks that madokie Sep 2012 #11
Dammit. Bertha Venation Sep 2012 #3
Looks like one of those things you see in a global disaster movie only real. gordianot Sep 2012 #4
155mph was then - it's now 170mph malaise Sep 2012 #5
Holy Crap!! tosh Sep 2012 #6
second major typhoon to hit okinawa ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2012 #7
All I can say is WOW! malaise Sep 2012 #10
I would say fairly remote odds ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2012 #13
Yeah Okinawa is getting pummeled this year davidpdx Sep 2012 #14
K&R. Overseas Sep 2012 #8
Okinawa Webcam`s S.E.T.I Sep 2012 #9
Thanks malaise Sep 2012 #12
It's headed for Korea davidpdx Sep 2012 #15
Stay safe malaise Sep 2012 #16
as of now...shows going EAST of Jeju Island ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2012 #17
The good news is that it's moving fast malaise Sep 2012 #18
Okinawa, Japan tomorrow as a Cat 3 malaise Sep 2012 #20
Okinawa DUers are you on complete lockdown malaise Sep 2012 #19
That's a monster storm. Blue_In_AK Sep 2012 #21
How is your storm? malaise Sep 2012 #22
Just getting started. Blue_In_AK Sep 2012 #23
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