New Tropical Depression 13W forecast to pass more than 200 miles southeast of Yokosuka at mid-day Sunday. (Joint Typhoon Warning Center)
11:05 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, Japan time: New Tropical Depression 13W continues wig-wagging northeast and is forecast by Joint Typhoon Warning Center to pass more than 200 miles southeast of Yokosuka Naval Base at mid-day Sunday as a tropical depression.
At 9 p.m., 13W was about 395 miles south of Yokosuka, speeding northeast at 18 mph with 35-mph sustained winds and 45-mph gusts at center. Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka remained in seasonal Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness 5 through Saturday evening.
JTWC projects 13W to maintain tropical depression intensity, continue tracking northeast and pass about 215 miles southeast of Yokosuka at around 11 a.m. Sunday. It’s forecast to peak at tropical storm strength after it begins rocketing out of the Kanto Plain area.
