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Saturday, July 14, 2007

Typhoon #4 (2007)



The first threat of this typhoon season.
Super typhoon Man-yi is forecasted to hit Kyushu on Saturday afternoon, the Meteorological Agency has announced, warning of heavy rain, floods, strong winds and high waves in Kyushu and surrounding areas.

As of 8 a.m. on Saturday the typhoon, this year's fourth, was located about 170 kilometers southwest of Makurazaki, Kagoshima Prefecture, and moving northeast at 25 kilometers per hour.

The atmospheric pressure was measured at 945 hectopascals at its center, where wind speeds of up to 45 meters per second were also recorded.

The maximum instantaneous wind speed hit 40.2 meters per second on Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture and 45 meters per second on Yaku Island also in Kagoshima Prefecture. mainichi

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