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A satellite photo of typhoon Dolphin in the Pacific.

Okinawa declared all clear. (Photo courtesy of Joint Typhoon Warning Center)

4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, Japan time: With Typhoon Dolphin hurtling away from Okinawa, U.S. bases on the island are now All Clear, as declared by 18th Wing commander

at 3:45 p.m.. Dolphin has weakened into a Category 1-equivalent system and Okinawa should still see gusty winds and heavy rain through the weekend.

At 3 p.m. Saturday, Dolphin was about 160 miles west-northwest of Kadena Air Base, tracking northwest at 7 mph, holding steady with 90-mph sustained winds and 115-mph gusts at the center. Read more at stripes.com.

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