Powerful Typhoon Heads North Towards Okinawa
Date: 05-Jul-06
Country: JAPAN
Ewiniar, which means "storm god" in the Chuuk language of Micronesia, was east of the Philippines and had winds of up to 180 km (112 miles) per hour at its centre as of early Wednesday.
It was moving north at 15 km an hour, Japan's Meteorological Agency said.
"We don't expect Okinawa to feel the impact of its winds until sometime on Friday," an official said.