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Latest update on Typhoon Dolphin 07W (as of 5am)
DATE: MAY 16, 2015
TIME: 5:00 A.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 BECOMING VISIBLE WELL WEST OF TINIAN…
THEREFORE, GOVERNOR ELOY S. INOS IS MAINTAINING TYPHOON CONDITION I FOR THE ISLANDS OF SAIPAN, TINIAN AND ROTA AS OF 5:00 AM THIS MORNING.
AT 400 AM CHST…1800 UTC…THE CENTER OF TYPHOON DOLPHIN WAS LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 14.8 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 143.5 EAST.
130 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF SAIPAN
140 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF TINIAN
125 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF ROTA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN AT 110 MPH. BUT THE EMERGENCE OF A WELL-DEFINED EYE SUGGESTS THAT INTENSIFICATION IS BEGINNING TO OCCUR. TYPHOON DOLPHIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTENSIFYING FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT PULLS AWAY FROM THE MARIANAS.
DOLPHIN IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH DOLPHIN IS EXPECTED TO TURN TO THE NORTHWEST LATER THIS MORNING THEN NORTH SUNDAY AND NORTHEAST MONDAY.
TYPHOON FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES FROM THE CENTER. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 160 MILES IN THE NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE AND UP TO 100 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.
