Typhoon Chaba - Japan
 

Hello everybody,
Typhoon Chaba has hit the southernmost parts of Japan, as this METAR
from Miyazaki shows:

RJFM 300000Z 13061G82KT 0500 R27/0200V0400N +SHRA FEW002 BKN005 BKN012 26/25
Q0974

For the uninitiated: Wind SE 61 kn (70 mph), gusting to 94 mph. Vis 500
metres. Heavy showers. Temp 26, Dewpoint 25. Pressure 974 mb.

A later METAR shows the wind down to a mere 52 kn (61 mph) and veered SSE,
but the pressure has dropped a further 4 mb. I would imagine they're still
feeling a bit nervous.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.