As of early Sunday morning, EDT, Typhoon Rammasun was centered near 20.9 north and 132.2 east, or approximately 450 miles southeast of Naha, on the island of Okinawa. Rammasun had sustained winds of 135 mph with gusts as high as 160 mph. The storm is moving to the north at 16 mph and is expected to turn more northeast and could threaten Chichi Jima and Iwo To over the next 24 hours depending on the timing of the northeasterly turn. If the storm takes a less drastic turn to the northeast it would track closer to mainland Japan.
Satellite images of Rammasun Sunday morning EDT show a well defined eye with good spiraling outflow bands, things you normally see with a powerful storm. As the storm continues its northward trek, it will start to encounter cooler ocean water temperatures. With cooler water temperatures, the storm will begin to weaken as tropical systems feed on warmer ocean water temperatures. Also Rammasun's path will begin to encounter stronger westerly winds aloft. These westerly winds will help steer the storm to the northeast and east over time, as well as to further the weakening of the storm. Story by AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist Rob Miller
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