Typhoon No. 10 Continues rapid development Preparations made from now on September 4, 10:29

Typhoon No. 10 continues to develop rapidly and is heading westward over the sea south of Japan.

From the 6th to the 7th, there is a risk of approaching or landing in the Amami region of Kagoshima Prefecture or Kyushu with extremely strong or furious forces, so please proceed with the preparations you can make before the typhoon approaches.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, a very strong typhoon No. 10 is heading west-northwest at 9:00 am on the 4th at a speed of 15 km per hour over the southern seas of Japan.



The central air pressure is 925 hectopascals, the maximum wind speed near the center is 50 meters, and the maximum instantaneous wind speed is 70 meters.



The central pressure, which indicates the strength of a typhoon, is 970 hectopascals at 9:00 am on the 3rd, and it has dropped by 45 hectopascals over the last 24 hours, showing rapid development.



The typhoon will develop further and become a violent force, and it is expected that it will approach the Daitojima region of Okinawa prefecture considerably after the 5th.

Wind and waves over 5 days

The maximum wind speed expected over the 5th is


▽ 50 meters in the Okinawa region,


▽ 20 meters in the Amami region, and the


maximum instantaneous wind speed is

expected to reach


70 meters in the ▽ Okinawa


region and 30 meters in the ▽ Amami region.



The waves are high, and on the 5th, it is


expected that ▽ Okinawa region will be 13 meters

high,

and


▽ Amami region will be 8 meters high.

Possibility of "special warning" such as storm

Furthermore, a typhoon may approach or land from the Amami region to Kyushu from the 6th Sunday to the 7th Monday with extremely strong and furious forces.



The forecast is still wide, but at 9 am on the 6th, the central pressure is expected to be 915 hectopascals, the maximum wind speed near the center is 55 meters, and the maximum instantaneous wind speed is 80 meters.



The Meteorological Agency may issue a "special warning" for storms in advance, as record storms, high waves, and high tides could cause serious damage in areas where typhoons are approaching. I am.

Heavy rain alert in a wide range

Even in heavy rains, it is necessary to be alert in a wide range.



▽Okinawa/Amami may

take heavy rain

from 5th to 6th, and


▽Kyushu from 6th to 7th due


to heavy or extremely heavy rain.



▽ Even on the Pacific side of eastern Japan, which is far away from the typhoon, heavy rain may occur over the 7th.

Dangerous without landing

If you take a westward course, you will move northward without landing in Kyushu, but the JMA has a wide storm area, extremely strong power, and it is hard to lose power at sea. It is said that there is a possibility of large damage in a wide range.

Prepare for now

When a typhoon approaches, you can't move due to a storm.

It is important to be prepared before approaching.



▽ local people corresponding to the course is to make sure the risk of near your home in the hazard map, consider the timing to start the ▽ shelter and evacuation,


etc. are prepared what to bring to the time of ▽ evacuation,


provided that can be in one of the now Please proceed.

Government-related Ministerial Meeting held

Following the approach of Typhoon No. 10, the government held a related ministerial meeting at the Prime Minister's official residence from 3:30 pm on the 4th, and Prime Minister Abe, the Chief Cabinet Secretary and related ministers attended, and future action was taken. To discuss.