[fred cook]

Originally Posted by cgarr

My son Mike is on the island with the Navy he just sent me a message of what's coming.

Typhoon 08W (Neoguri), # 9 - Blogs - Stripes

Just happens that I was on Okinawa in 1971 when a typhoon went thru. Most of the buildings on the military bases are built to withstand storms like this so his safety should not be an issue. The fun part for me was leaving the island on an LST one day after the storm in 30 - 40 foot seas! At the top of a crest you could see forever but at the bottom of a trough the water was well over our heads.