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ex·tra·trop·i·cal

 (ĕk′strə-trŏp′ĭ-kəl)
adj.
Of, occurring in, or characteristic of a region lying outside the tropics.
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extratropical

(ˌɛkstrəˈtrɒpɪkəl)
adj
(Physical Geography) occurring or forming outside the tropics, esp of meteorological phenomena
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The typhoon swept through the Japanese archipelago from Sunday to Monday morning with strong winds and heavy rains and reached the Pacific before becoming an extratropical cyclone, the Meteorological Agency said on Monday.
The Meteorological Agency further said that Typhoon Jebi is expected to cross over the Sea of Japan by late Tuesday, drifting further north, and would weaken to an extratropical cyclone by Wednesday morning.
Later in the day, the typhoon was downgraded to an "extratropical cyclone", but the agency warned it was expected to be near Tokyo overnight with strong winds and heavy rain.
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