Cat. 4 typhoon threatens Okinawa
The Atlantic basin remains quiet as this year's hurricane season advances. But Okinawa and Japan are threatened by a big typhoon that's now spinning in the eastern Pacific. Typhoon Man-yi is sporting top sustained winds of 125 knots (143 mph) with gusts to 150 knots (172 mpg).
That's a solid Category 4 storm. Nothing to be trifled with. And Okinawa is bracing for a big blow. Read more here.
Here's the forecast track, which curls from Okinawa toward the southern islands of Japan over the next few days. Here's how the storm looks from orbit. Quite a nicely formed eye.
Can't get enough of this stuff? Here's the forecast discussion.
