All those locations remain either in seasonal Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness 4, 5 or All Clear. Yokosuka Naval Base's extended forecast calls for winds picking up late Tuesday evening, peaking at 38- to 44-mph sustained with 58-mph gusts late Thursday evening into Friday, subsiding from there. Yokosuka remains the base closest to Dolphin's forecast track.
Destructive winds are not forecast for the Tokyo area at the moment, and Dolphin is forecast to transition to a sub-tropical low within the next 24 hours, before it reaches the Tokyo area.
U.S. bases in the Kanto Plain remained in Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness Storm Watch as of midnight. Man-yi downgraded to tropical depression, continues arcing northeast away from Okinawa.
Merbok lashes Hong Kong, breaking up over southeastern China; Okinawa can expect wet, windy Wednesday.
Typhoon Prapiroon continues moving northeast away from Sasebo; Fleet Activities Sasebo directs all clear. They are more out of the line of fire from Tropical Storm Dolphin than previously reported, as Joint Typhoon Warning Center forecasts Dolphin to track further southeast of the Kanto Plain at mid-morning Thursday. Yokosuka, Camp Zama and Naval Air Facility Atsugi remained in Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness Storm Watch at midnight. Maria makes its way inland over south-central China; effects pile up on Taiwan, Okinawa. The tracker also allows users to go "back in time" and view and interact with the satellite imagery from the past hurricanes this year. JTWC reports a spread of 633 miles among solutions three days out and 725 four days out. Dolphin is just over a day old. 2:15 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21, Japan time: Tropical Storm Dolphin has intensified some in the last several hours, and is transforming into a sub-tropical low, according to … A hurricane track will only appear if there is an active storm in the Atlantic or Eastern Pacific regions. Misawa's weather forecast calls for rainshowers and peak northeasterly 35-mph sustained winds and 52-mph gusts Friday afternoon. Still early in Dolphin's life. If it remains on its present heading, JTWC forecasts 12W to curve northeast, peaking at 35-mph sustained winds and 46-mph gusts and passing 39 miles southeast of Yokosuka at about 11 p.m. Saturday. Stronger winds might trigger upgraded TCCORs for Kanto Plain bases, if needed. Final warning issued on Tropical Depression 06W by Joint Typhoon Warning Center, forecast to dissipate about 165 miles south of Okinawa Thursday evening. At 9 a.m., Dolphin was 294 miles south-southwest of Yokosuka Naval Base, has put the pedal to the metal, moving northeast at 23 mph, and had weakened slightly, to 58-mph sustained winds and 75-mph gusts at center.