TYPHOON CONDITION I FOR THE ISLANDS OF SAIPAN, TINIAN AND ROTA AS OF 6:00 P.M. THIS EVENING. DATE: October 5, 2014 TIME: 6:00 P.M. HERE IS THE LATEST INFORMATION ON TYPHOON VONGFONG 19W AS RECEIVED FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GUAM AND COMPILED AT THE CNMI HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR. TYPHOON VONGFONG HEADING TOWARDS ROTA AND THE SOUTHERN MARIANAS TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SAIPAN, TINIAN, ROTA AND THE SURROUNDING COASTAL WATERS. AT 400 PM THIS AFTERNOON CHST OR 0600 UTC, THE EYE OF TYPHOON VONGFONG WAS LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 13.0 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 148.1 DEGREES EAST. THIS IS ABOUT: 215 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN AND TINIAN 210 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ROTA VONGFONG IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 21 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. THE FORECAST TRACK WOULD BRING VONGFONG THROUGH THE SOUTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS EARLY MONDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN 80 MPH. VONGFONG IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY TO A MAJOR TYPHOON WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 100 MILES FROM THE CENTER. BECAUSE OF THE ANTICIPATED THREAT OF TYPHOON VONGFONG 19W, HONORABLE GOVERNOR ELOY S. INOS HAS UPGRADED TYPHOON CONDITION II TO TYPHOON CONDITION I FOR THE ISLANDS OF SAIPAN, TINIAN AND ROTA AS OF 6:00 P.M. THIS EVENING. RESIDENTS OF SAIPAN, TINIAN AND ROTA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AND PREPARE FOR STRONG WINDS, HEAVY RAINS SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS ASSOCIATED WITH TYPHOON VONGFONG 19W. THE CNMI HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL BE MONITORING THE MOVEMENT OF TYPHOON VONGFONG 19W AND WILL BE ISSUING BULLETINS AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE OFFICIAL BULLETINS WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO BROADCAST ON 162.5 MEGAHERTZ, OR CALL CNMI EOC DISPATCH CENTER AT 237-8000 OR 211, AND FOR THE NORTHERN ISLANDS TO CONTACT CNMI EOC DISPATCH CENTER AT HIGH FREQUENCY SINGLE SIDE BAND RADIO ON FREQUENCY 5.205.0.
Posted on: Sun, 05 Oct 2014 08:27:10 +0000
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