Supertyphoon Chanthu
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Current storm status Typhoon (JMA) | |||
Current storm status Category 5 super typhoon (1-min mean) | |||
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| As of: | 06:00 UTC, September 8 | ||
| Location: | 15°42′N 131°24′E / 15.7°N 131.4°E 678 nmi (1,256 km; 780 mi) SSE of Kadena Air Base | ||
| Sustained winds: | 95 knots (175 km/h; 110 mph) (10-min mean) gusting to 135 knots (250 km/h; 155 mph) 140 knots (260 km/h; 160 mph) (1-min mean) | ||
| Pressure: | 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) | ||
| Movement: | WSW at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) | ||
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Supertyphoon Chanthu is a current powerful category 5 tropical cyclone which is under a current proces of rapid intensifying. The forecast is that it could have impact on the Northern Philippines and Taiwan.