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Latest update on Typhoon Dolphin 07W (Bulletin 012)
DATE: MAY 15, 2015
TIME: 8:30 P.M.
HERE IS THE LATEST INFORMATION ON TYPHOON DOLPHIN 07W AS RECEIVED FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GUAM AND COMPILED AT THE CNMI HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR.
…EYE OF TYPHOON DOLPHIN MOVING INTO THE ROTA CHANNEL…
THEREFORE, GOVERNOR ELOY S. INOS IS MAINTAINING TYPHOON CONDITION I FOR THE ISLANDS OF SAIPAN, TINIAN AND ROTA AS OF 8:30PM THIS EVENING.
AT 6:50 PM THIS EVENING CHST OR 0850 UTC, THE CENTER OF TYPHOON DOLPHIN WAS LOCATED BY RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 13.8 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 145.2 EAST. THIS IS ABOUT:
100 MILES SOUTH OF SAIPAN
85 MILES SOUTH OF TINIAN
20 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ROTA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN AT 110 MPH.TYPHOON DOLPHIN HAS NOT INTENSIFIED OVER THE LAST DAY OR SO…BUT IT IS EXPECTED TO RESUME SLOW INTENSIFICATION LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.
DOLPHIN IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE A WEST-NORTHWEST TO NORTHWEST TRACK TONIGHT THEN TURN SLOWLY NORTHWEST SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
LATER ON DOLPHIN IS EXPECTED TO RECURVE TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
TYPHOON FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES FROM THE CENTER. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES IN THE NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE AND UP TO 110 MILES ELSEWHERE.
RESIDENTS OF SAIPAN, TINIAN AND ROTA SHOULD MAINTAIN NECESSARY PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES FOR GUSTY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH TYPHOON DOLPHIN (07W).
RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE ALL LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND THE HOUSE THAT NEEDS TO BE STRAPPED DOWN OR REMOVED AND SECURED TO PREVENT THEM FROM BEING PICKED UP AND PROPELLED BY THE STRONG WINDS.
THE CNMI HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL BE MONITORING THE MOVEMENT OF TYPHOON DOLPHIN 07W 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.
