Ed DunhamAdministrator
(Former Meteorologist & CFHC Forum Moderator (Ed Passed Away on May 14, 2017))
Fri Sep 14 2012 09:18 AM
Re: Typhoon Sanba Aproaching Okinawa

Sanba is now a Super Typhoon with sustained winds of 150 knots and a central pressure estimated at 911MB. Wind gusts are currently as high as 180 knots (205mph) but Sanba has peaked and a slow decline in intensity is forecast by JTWC.

140600Z --- NEAR 19.1N 129.8E
MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 005 DEGREES AT 09 KTS
POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 020 NM
POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE
PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 150 KT, GUSTS 180 KT

Sanba is now expected to pass within 10 miles of Kadena AB, Okinawa, Saturday evening (15/23Z) with wind gusts as high as 140 knots (160mph).
ED