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TCCOR All-Clear declared for Okinawa; Palau in Bopha’s crosshairs

By Dave Ornauer
Published: November 30, 2012

Noon Saturday, Dec. 1, Japan time: Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness All-Clear has been issued effective midnight Saturday for Okinawa. It will remain that way until June 1, 2013, or unless conditions change sufficiently enough to warrant a TCCOR change.

Simply put, at this time of year, sea-surface temperatures and atmospheric conditions are far cooler than in summer months, and can’t support or sustain a tropical cyclone in the Okinawa/Iwo Jima areas.

Gale warning issued for Yokosuka, Yokohama area

By Dave Ornauer
Published: November 25, 2012

A gale warning (non-tropical) has been issued for the Yokosuka and Yokohama area effective 2 to 9 p.m. today (Monday), ATG Western Pacific Ombudsman announced on its Facebook page.

Winds are forecast for 38 to 44 mph sustained, with gusts up to 70 mph.

 
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About the Author


Dave Ornauer has been with Stars and Stripes since March 5, 1981. One of his first assignments as a beat reporter in the old Japan News Bureau was “typhoon chaser,” a task which he resumed virtually full time since 2004, the year after his job, as a sports writer-photographer, moved to Okinawa and Ornauer with it.

As a typhoon reporter, Ornauer pores over Web sites managed by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center as well as U.S. government, military and local weather outlets for timely, topical information. Pacific Storm Tracker is designed to take the technical lingo published on those sites and simplify it for the average Stripes reader.