Typhoon Maysak Approaching Northern Kyushu
Typhoon Maysak is expected to approach the northern part of Japan's southern main island of Kyushu toward Wednesday night while maintaining its strength.
Japan's Meteorological Agency says the typhoon was about 210 kilometers southwest of the city of Goto in Nagasaki Prefecture as of 2 p.m. on Wednesday. It was moving north at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour.
Its central atmospheric pressure was 940 hectopascals and it had a maximum wind speed of 162 kilometers per hour. Its maximum wind gust speed was 234 kilometers per hour.
The storm caused strong winds in Kyushu and the Amami region of Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan.
It also brought heavy rain of 38 millimeters from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday to Totsukawa Village, Nara Prefecture.
The typhoon is expected to continue moving north and bring winds of up to 126 kilometers per hour in northern Kyushu through Thursday. The projected maximum wind gust speed is 180 kilometers per hour.
