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<p dir="auto">The 6th typhoon of the year, <strong>typhoon Khanun</strong>, is a category 2 equivalent typhoon currently on a weakening trend, located west of Okinawa. Maximum sustained winds are 121 km/h. The system is now bringing strong winds and rain to China and Taiwan.</p>
<p dir="auto">Up to 20 centimeters of rainfall is expected in the next 24 hours in Okinawa as the system moves closer again.</p>
<h3>Use layer <strong>Rain accumulation</strong> under the Rain, Thunder category to check the rain forecast values:</h3>
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<li>Go to the side menu with layers</li>
<li>Click Rain, Thunder to expand the category</li>
<li>Click on Rain accumulation right under it</li>
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<p dir="auto">The forecast indicates that the Khanun should slowly turn eastwards into Okinawa again on Friday and weaken to a category 1 typhoon. The eye of the typhoon is expected to stay offshore, sparing China and Taiwan from further impacts.</p>
<h3><strong>Track the typhoon with</strong> ➡️ <a href="https://www.windy.com/-Hurricane-tracker/hurricanes/khanun?27.567,118.828,6,i:pressure" rel="nofollow ugc">Hurricane Tracker</a></h3>
<p dir="auto">Typhoon, which reached category 4 in the previous days, caused significant damage as it crossed Okinawa Prefecture, disrupting power and transportation.</p>
<p dir="auto"></p><blockquote class="content twitter-tweet" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/WorldNews_1234/status/1686993584854007808?s=20"></a></blockquote><p></p>
<p dir="auto"><a href="https://www.windy.com/-Rain-accumulation-rainAccu?rainAccu,next3d,28.014,122.739,6,i:pressure,internal" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.windy.com/-Rain-accumulation-rainAccu?rainAccu,next3d,28.014,122.739,6,i:pressure,internal</a></p>
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