Super Typhoon Vongfong has reached meteorological perfection, and hence peak destructiveness, as it churns across the warm waters of the Western Pacific Ocean toward Japan. The storm intensified overnight into the equivalent of a strong Category 4 hurricane on the cusp of Category 5 status, with maximum sustained winds of at least 155 miles per hour. Super Typhoon Vongfong is heading for Japan, which is still recovering from Typhoon Phanfone over the weekend. To compare, super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) had one-minute maximum sustained winds of 230 kph and 315kph gusts just before it caused havoc in the Philippines. The cyclone is too far to affect any part of the Philippines, PAGASA said. “However, it is expected to enhance the northeasterly winds that will result in rough sea conditions off Northern Luzon and the eastern seaboard of Central and Southern Luzon.” “Fisherfolks and those using small seacrafts are advised not to venture out over the said seaboards,” PAGASA said. 
