Japan, China - Tropical Cyclone DUJUAN

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 02:50:00 +02:00

DUJUAN continued moving north-west over the Philippine Sea intensifying into a Typhoon. On 25 September at 0.00 UTC its centre was located approx. 930 km south-east of Miyako islands, Okinawa prefecture, Japan and it had maximum sustained winds of 120 km/h.
Over the next 72 h it is forecast to continue moving north-west over the Philippine Sea intensifying. It may approach Miyako and Yaeyama islands (Okinawa prefecture, Japan) over 27-28 September and subsequently enter the East China Sea.
As of 25 September early morning (UTC), no warnings have been issued for land by the meteorological agencies of the concerned countries. GDACS has issued a Red Alert for wind impact, as DUJUAN may approach Yaeyama and Miyajo islands reaching maximum sustained wind speed of at least 213 km/h (28 September, 0.00 UTC), according to the latest forecast.