NEW : Japan 's weather agency issues an emergency warning for remote island area . ` ` This is a beast , '' says CNN International correspondent Michael Sater . It 's forecast to pass south of Okinawa on Tuesday , sparing the islands its strongest winds . Tacloban in pictures : But Japanese military officials warn the storm is very dangerous and order personnel to prepare .
NEW : Japan 's weather agency issues an emergency warning for remote island area . ` ` This is a beast , '' says CNN International correspondent Michael Sater . It 's forecast to pass south of Okinawa on Tuesday , sparing the islands its strongest winds . But Japanese military officials warn the storm is very dangerous and order personnel to prepare .