As of 9 p.m. on November 8, Typhoon No. 32, known internationally as Champaka, was moving west-northwest over waters south of Japan with a central atmospheric pressure of 970 hectopascals and maximum sustained winds of 35 meters per second, with forecasts indicating that it could intensify into a very strong typhoon before approaching the Ogasawara Islands around Wednesday, November 11. (News On Japan)