It looks like the island of Kadena, Okinawa, Japan for now, will be on the east side of typhoon Chaba, expected to be a cat - 3 110 kts / 126.586 mph when passing by. From the Navy sit it looks like the Islands of Kita - Daito and Minami - Daito are on the east side of Chaba.![]() ![]() ![]() Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/kadena.htm From Japan Meteorological Agency: TY 1014 (Chaba) Issued at 00:50 UTC, 27 October 2010 Analyses at 27/00 UTC> Scale - Intensity Strong Center position N20°40'(20.7°) E127°55'(127.9°) Direction and speed of movement N Slowly Central pressure 955hPa Maximum wind speed near the center 40m/s(75kt) Maximum wind gust speed 55m/s(105kt) Area of 50kt winds or more Wide 130km(70NM) Area of 30kt winds or more SE440km(240NM) NW300km(160NM) <Forecast for 27/12 UTC> Intensity Strong Center position of probability circle N22°05'(22.1°) E127°35'(127.6°) Direction and speed of movement N 15km/h(7kt) Central pressure 950hPa Maximum wind speed near the center 40m/s(80kt) Maximum wind gust speed 60m/s(115kt) Radius of probability circle 90km(50NM) Storm warning area Wide 220km(120NM) <Forecast for 28/00 UTC> Intensity Very Strong Center position of probability circle N23°20'(23.3°) E127°30'(127.5°) Direction and speed of movement N 10km/h(6kt) Central pressure 940hPa Maximum wind speed near the center 45m/s(85kt) Maximum wind gust speed 60m/s(120kt) Radius of probability circle 160km(85NM) Storm warning area Wide 300km(160NM) <Forecast for 29/00 UTC> Intensity Strong Center position of probability circle N24°50'(24.8°) E128°05'(128.1°) Direction and speed of movement NNE Slowly Central pressure 950hPa Maximum wind speed near the center 40m/s(80kt) Maximum wind gust speed 60m/s(115kt) Radius of probability circle 300km(160NM) Storm warning area Wide 430km(230NM) <Forecast for 30/00 UTC> Intensity Strong Center position of probability circle N29°05'(29.1°) E130°10'(130.2°) Direction and speed of movement NNE 20km/h(12kt) Central pressure 960hPa Maximum wind speed near the center 40m/s(75kt) Maximum wind gust speed 55m/s(105kt) Radius of probability circle 460km(250NM) Storm warning area Wide 560km(300NM) http://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/1014.html |