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TROPICAL STORM (TS) 12W (KROVANH), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 265 NM SOUTH OF TOKYO, JAPAN, HAS TRACKED WEST-NORTHWEST AT 13 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY SHOWS DEEP, CENTRAL CONVECTION AND SPIRAL BANDING.

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Tropical Storm Brings Heavy Rain, High Winds to Tokyo (Update1)

Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Tropical Storm Krovanh increased in strength as it approached Japan, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to Tokyo and surrounding areas.

The center of Krovanh, the 12th storm of the western Pacific cyclone season, was 252 kilometers (157 miles) south of Tokyo at 8 a.m. local time today, according to the Japan Metrological Agency.

The storm�s maximum sustained winds increased to 111 kilometers per hour from 102 kph earlier today and Krovanh was moving north at 20 kph, the agency said.

The weather agency issued warnings for heavy rain, high waves and stormy weather for Tokyo, neighboring Chiba prefecture, the location of Japan�s biggest international airport near Narita, and surrounding areas. Krovanh is expected to bring as much as 5 centimeters (2 inches) of rain per hour as it approaches Tokyo and Chiba.

The country is regularly buffeted by typhoons and tropical storms during the western Pacific cyclone season. Twenty-three people died earlier this month in flooding and storms attributed to Tropical Storm Etau, according to Japan�s Fire and Disaster Management Agency.

Krovanh is the name of a tree in Cambodia, according to the Web site of the Hong Kong Observatory, which names the storms.

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