According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), following are the latest updates on Typhoon Infa near Japan as on Tuesday (27 October):
• As per the JMA update on Typhoon Infa (No. 31) announced at 1545 hours (local time) on Tuesday (27 October), the typhoon was located at 14.5 degrees North, 162.2 degrees East, in the Marshall Islands, moving north-west slowly.
• The typhoon had a central pressure of 960 hectopascals, with maximum wind speed near the centre of 162 kilometres per hour and maximum instantaneous wind speed reaching 234 kilometres per hour.
• The area with strong winds of 54 kilometres per hour or more extended 330 kilometres to the north and 220 kilometres to the south. Furthermore, the area with wind speeds of 90 kilometres per hour or more had a total extent of 110 kilometres.
• The typhoon is forecast to move westwards near Minamitorishima by 1500 hours (local time) on Thursday (29 October). It is then forecast to move towards the Mariana Islands by 1500 hours (local time) on Friday (30 October), before approaching the waters near the Ogasawara Islands by 1500 hours (local time) on Saturday (31 October).
Categories: Natural Disasters - Cyclone
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