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RE: Typhoon Melor

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Heavily populated industrial centres in Japan are preparing themselves for an onslaught of torrential rain and strong winds.
Typhoon Melor may be the most powerful storm to hit the country's main islands in more than ten years, according to the Meteorological Agency.

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Big waves crash on the coast of Tatsugo town, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. This was about 12 hours before the expected overnight landfall of what was once a powerful Super Typhoon with winds gusting to 196 mph.

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Typhoon Melor is forecast to make land fall in Japan
probability for CAT 1 or above is 90% in about 18 hours
probability for TS is 100% within 6 hours

Shiono-misaki (33.5 N, 135.8 E)
probability for CAT 1 or above is 90% in about 18 hours
probability for TS is 100% in about 18 hours

Nagoya (35.2 N, 136.9 E)
probability for CAT 1 or above is 70% in about 30 hours
probability for TS is 90% in about 30 hours

Osaka (34.6 N, 135.5 E)
probability for CAT 1 or above is 70% in about 30 hours
probability for TS is 100% in about 18 hours

Tokushima (34.1 N, 134.6 E)
probability for CAT 1 or above is 60% in about 18 hours
probability for TS is 100% in about 18 hours

Shizuoka (35.0 N, 138.5 E)
probability for CAT 1 or above is 45% in about 30 hours
probability for TS is 65% in about 30 hours

Obama (35.4 N, 135.8 E)
probability for CAT 1 or above is 40% in about 30 hours
probability for TS is 90% in about 18 hours

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Typhoon Melor is forecast to make landfall in Japan
probability for CAT 1 or above is 35% in about 42 hours
probability for TS is 80% in about 42 hours

Shiono-misaki (33.5 N, 135.8 E)
probability for CAT 1 or above is 35% in about 42 hours
probability for TS is 80% in about 42hours

Shizuoka (35.0 N, 138.5 E)
probability for CAT 1 or above is 35% in about 66 hours
probability for TS is 65% in about 66 hours

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Typhoon Melor is forecast to make landfall in the Northern Mariana Islands
probability for CAT 1 or above is 60% in about 21 hours
probability for TS is 100% within 9 hours

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Typhoon Parma (Pepeng) and Typhoon Melor nearing Southeast Asia

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Typhoon Melor is forecast to make landfall in the Northern Mariana Islands
probability for CAT 1 or above is 80% in about 30 hours
probability for TS is 100% in about 30 hours