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Typhoon Fitow is continuing to close on Japan. A deep warm ridge east of Honshu and a mid-latitude trough across the Sea of Japan will steer Fitow to a landfall estimated to be 60 n/miles (111 km) southwest of Tokyo sometime around 9 pm Japan Standard Time, Thursday 6 Sept.
Fitow has strengthened to some degree, due to increased sea surface temperatures in the Kuroshio Current, and now has surface winds estimate at 85 knots/98 mph/157 kmh. The
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Forecasts from all sources are agreeing with the computer models.
UPDATE: Fitow makes landfall. New information here.
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