WELCOME TO THE OKINAWA WEATHER CHANNEL
1998

If your interested in checking out the weather while on Okinawa or prior to arriving, these are some pretty good links to check out.

Click here for the local weather for Naha, Okinawa, Japan: TODAYS NAHA, OKINAWA, JAPAN WEATHER

The first link provides you a map of Japan/Okinawa and one of the globe that covers the Asia Pacific Theater.  You can view updates that occur every three hours when weather is normal and 1 hour updates during a typhoon.

LOCAL AND WORLD VIEW OF THE ASIA THEATER
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This link tracks typhoons that occur in the Asis Pacific theater of the world.  You can use it to seen when typhoons come close or hit Okinawa.

 OKINAWA TYPHOON TRACKER LINK
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TYPHOON CONDITIONS - YOU SHOULD KNOW!
TROPICAL CYCLONE CONDITIONS OF READINESS (TCCOR)
TCCOR 4: Destructive winds of 50 knots or greater are possible within 72 hours.

TCCOR 4 will be continuously in effect as a minimum condition of readiness from 1 July to 30 November annually.

TCCOR 3: Destructive winds of 50 knots or greater are possible within 48 hours.

TCCOR 2: Destructive winds of 50 knots or greater are anticipated within 24 hours.

TCCOR 1: Destructive winds of 50 knots or greater are anticipated within 12 hours.

TCCOR 1 Caution: Destructive winds of 50 knots or greater are anticipated within 12 hours.  Actual winds are 34-49 knots.

TCCOR 1 Emergency: Actual winds of 50 knots or greater.

TCCOR 1 Recovery: Destructive winds of 50 knots are no longer occurring.  Actual winds are 34-49 knots.

Storm Watch: There is still a possibility of danger to personnel due to storm unpredictability, or from hazards created by previous high winds.

All Clear: Hazardous conditions and winds are no longer present. Return to normal duties.

NOTE: The wind speeds shown above for each TCCOR serve as a guide for decision making.  The final decision on TCCOR declaration rests with the Commander, 18th Wing based on wind speed, weather forecast, safety and operational and mission concerns.


It's new, it's grand and it's full of great weather related information about Okinawa.  I would like to thank CWO-3 McBee from Camp Courtney for permitting a link to his Weather Page.  The following link will provide a much more detailed look at the Okinawa weather situation.
 
OKINAWA'S WEATHER PAGE BY CWO-3 MCBEE


If you're looking for some really neat stuff on surf conditions or just taking a dip in the waters off Okinawa, check out this link by LT. Mike Roth's.... a Super Stuff for the divers in all of us!
 
THE OKINAWAN SURF REPORT BY LT MIKE ROTH


Select the link below and enter the city and state of your home town.  If your hometown does not appear, select the nearest major city and check out the weather.
 
PICK YOUR CITY IN THE U.S. AND CHECK OUT THE WEATHER 

QUICK LINK
SOFA SIGNS    DODDS SCHOOL    OFF-BASE COST    OHA    COLA    HIGHER EDUCATION
SELF-HELP    DOLLAR CONVERTER    CAR INSURANCE    PHONE NUMBERS
DISBURSING INFO    ON-BASE HOUSING    MED/DEN INFO    OKI WEATHER
MAPS    TLA    GEN-OKI    MWR JOBS    WORLD CLOCK    FLOOR PLANS
CHILD CARE   CABLE TV    COUPON   MWR GOODIES
PROGRAMS   BOWLING   YOUTH INFO   SPORTS   CLUBS
SURVIVAL   MWR CALENDAR  ONE LINERS  AAFES INFO 
PHOTO GALLERY'S
QUICK LINK
GENERAL    TORII    WHITE BEACH    KADENA AFB    OKINAWA NORTH
OKINAWA CENTRAL    FUTENMA    LESTER    BUTLER    FOSTER    KINSER
SCHWAB    HANSEN    BATTLE SITES    COURTNEY    AWASE

 MILITARY CAMP AND HISTORICAL PHOTO GALLERY 
MONTHLY PHOTO GALLERY
OKINAWA III MEF UNIT LINKS

 
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