Typhoon Songda – Day 3
Position: 12.7N 127.8E [ 9PM CST 0300 UTC Noon JST].
Movement: West-Northwest [290°] near 6 mph [ 9 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 105 mph [165 kph].
Wind Gusts: 125 mph [205 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 130 miles [215 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 40 miles [ 65 km].
Currently about 530 miles [ 850 km] East-Southeast of Manila, Philippines.
The track forecast remains consistent – it will parallel the Philippines and then turn to the North before it gets to Taiwan. If nothing changes the track takes the storm over Okinawa on Saturday morning [JST].
The storm has strengthened to Category 2 and it is slowing, probably beginning its turn to a more northerly track as forecast.
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