TOKYO:The powerful Typhoon Dolphin, also known as Typhoon No. 13, passed Minami-Torishima Island and was moving west-northwest at 20kph as of 9am on Monday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
It is forecast to approach the Ogasawara Islands on Tuesday morning and Okinawa Island on Friday morning.
The agency has classified Dolphin as a "very strong typhoon" with a central atmospheric pressure of 945 hectopascals and a maximum instantaneous wind speed of 216kph. – Japan News/ANN
