Meteorological History
A tropical depression formed on September 5 near Guam. The developing disturbance moved west-northwest where it reached tropical storm status, and it was named Maemi. On September 7, Maemi became a typhoon about 650 miles southeast of Okinawa, Japan. The storm then rapidly intensified as it underwent recurvature. By September 9, it was a strong Category 4 typhoon with 130 kt (145 mph) winds. After reaching a Category 5 peak of 140 kt (160 mph) winds, Maemi bypassed Miyakojima, with the center of the storm coming within ten miles of the island. After brushing Miyakojima, Maemi approached Okinawa. On September 11, the eye of the storm was 130 miles away from land as the storm brushed the island.
Maemi then weakened into a moderate Category 4 storm as it moved north-northwest towards the Korean Peninsula. On September 12, Maemi made landfall on the South Korean coast as a Category 2 typhoon. Later, the storm became extratropical and by the 15th, the remnants were tracked over the Kamchatka Peninsula.
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