Super Typhoon 18W (Jelawat), # 9: Okinawa bracing for gusty Saturday evening
Published: September 25, 2012
9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, Japan time: We should be getting used to this, having done this enough times over the summer, so start planning that visit to the commissary and PX to ensure your flashlight and portable radio has enough battery power, grab enough water, non-perishable food, diapers and food for your furry friends to last at least three days. Also, to visit the ATM and gas up the car. Should be entirely routine by now.
Here’s the forecast wind timeline from Kadena Air Base’s 18th Wing Weather Flight. Super Typhoon Jelawat should be gradually losing strength as it roars 20 miles east of Okinawa at 2 a.m. Sunday, but it will still pack a powerful Category 2-equivalent punch, maximum 92-mph sustained winds and 115-mph gusts around 10 p.m. Saturday:
-- Sustained 35-mph winds and greater, 6 a.m. Saturday.
-- Sustained 40-mph winds and greater, 10 a.m. Saturday.
-- Sustained 58-mph winds and greater, 6 p.m. Saturday.
-- Maximum 92-mph sustained winds and 115-mph gusts, 10 p.m. Saturday.
-- Winds diminishing below 58 mph, 5 a.m. Sunday.
-- Winds diminishing below 40 mph, 7 a.m. Sunday.
-- Winds diminishing below 35 mph, 10 a.m. Sunday.
Let’s all be prepared, let’s all be safe.
