At 15/22Z, Typhoon Sanba was located over northeast Okinawa. Sanba passed just to the east of Kadena AB and at 2305Z Kadena had gusts as high as 78mph. Pressure is now on the rise as Sanba moves away from Okinawa on a northerly heading toward South Korea. Landfall expected near Chinju with winds of 80 knots gusting to 100 knots at 17/00Z (8PM ET on Sunday).

Recent weather reports from Kadena AB:

Time
EDT (UTC) Temperature
F (C) Dew Point
F (C) Pressure
Inches (hPa) Wind
MPH Weather
Latest 6 PM (22) Sep 15 80 (27) 80 (27) 28.61 (968) W 49 light rain; mist
5 PM (21) Sep 15 78 (26) 78 (26) 28.45 (963) NW 51 light rain; mist
4 PM (20) Sep 15 78 (26) 78 (26) 28.42 (962) NNW 49 heavy rain; mist
3 PM (19) Sep 15 78 (26) 78 (26) 28.6 (968) N 43 heavy rain; mist
2 PM (18) Sep 15 78 (26) 78 (26) 28.81 (975) NNE 47 heavy rain; mist
1 PM (17) Sep 15 78 (26) 78 (26) 28.95 (980) NE 53 heavy rain; mist
Noon (16) Sep 15 77 (25) 77 (25) 29.08 (984) NE 47 rain; mist
11 AM (15) Sep 15 78 (26) 78 (26) 29.18 (988) ENE 43 heavy rain; mist
10 AM (14) Sep 15 78 (26) 78 (26) 29.25 (990) NE 40 rain; mist
9 AM (13) Sep 15 78 (26) 78 (26) 29.33 (993) ENE 43 rain; mist
8 AM (12) Sep 15 78 (26) 78 (26) 29.39 (995) ENE 39 light rain; mist

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