New Delhi, Wednesday, September 12, Sanba, a tropical storm would strengthen into a typhoon by Thursday sending large swells towards Taiwan and the Philippines. Sanba would remain out to the sea until the weekend when it will possibly hit the southern Japan.
Just two days into its existence, Sanba has already been upgraded to Category 1-equivalent typhoon status, and continues its rapid intensification. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center is now forecasts Sanba to roar 42 miles southwest of Okinawa at 3 pm Sunday, packing sustained 132-mph winds and 161-mph gusts at its center. There is every chance, it could achieve super-typhoon status. Sanba continues to get bigger, fatter and monstrous with every passing warning from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center's forecast track has Sanba rolling through the Okinawa area rather quickly, and then steaming north toward the Korean peninsula early next week. Nourishing itself over warm ocean waters, Sanba will continue on course for an almost-direct hit on Okinawa. After striking Japan, the storm is expected to push into the north and the west Korean Peninsula. Elsewhere in the Pacific, there is no sign of tropical activities.
