Overall Green Tropical Cyclone alert for EWINIAR-12 Off-shore from 24 Sep 2012 12:00 UTC to 29 Sep 2012 12:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Tropical Cyclone for EWINIAR-12

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Japan braces as typhoons loom

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 04:25:00 +0200nation (en)

TOKYO - Japan was on alert for violent winds and torrential rain on Friday as two typhoons loomed nearby.A very strong typhoon was near Taiwan, about 120 kilometres (75 miles) south of the southern Japanese island of Ishigaki as of 2:00 pm (0500 GMT), packing winds of 180 kilometres (110 miles) per hour near its centre, the weather agency said.

Rains lash Japan ahead of typhoon

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:04:00 +0200aljazeera-en (en)

All flights and ships into and out of Japan's Okinawa islands cancelled, as pacific nation braces for Typhoon Jelawat.

Japan braces as typhoons loom

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:30:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)

TOKYO: Japan was on alert for violent winds and torrential rain on Friday as two typhoons loomed nearby.

Weather forecast for the Asia-Pacific region

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 06:45:00 +0200scmp (en)

Super Typhoon Jelawat will trek over the Ryukyu Islands on its northeastern path Saturday. The strong storm will weaken to a Category 2 typhoon with winds between 96 and 110 mph (83 and 95 knots). It will produce heavy rainfall and strong thunderstorms across the islands.

Sea warning for Typhoon Jelawat likely Wednesday night

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 06:53:00 +0200focustaiwan (en)

Taipei, Sept. 26 (CNA) The Central Weather Bureau said Wednesday that it could issue a sea warning for Typhoon Jelawat by midnight as the storm moves closer to Taiwan. As of 8 a.m. Wednesday, Jelawat was centered about 790 kilometers southeast of Taiwan's southernmost tip of Eluanbi, moving in a northwesterly direction at a speed of 12 km per hour.

Vessels brace for Typhoon Jelawat

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:53:00 +0200taipeitimes (en)

The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said yesterday it could issue sea alert for Typhoon Jelawat between tonight and early tomorrow morning as the storm poses a threat to the sea vessels operating at the southern and eastern Taiwan. As of 2pm yesterday, Jelawat’s center was located at 1,030km southeast of Oluanpi (鵝鑾鼻).

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