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BREAKING NEWS: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 25W
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Posted on Oct 13 2015
HERE IS THE LATEST INFORMATION ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION 25W AS RECEIVED FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GUAM AND COMPILED AT THE CNMI EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER, THAT:
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 25W FORMS EAST OF THE MARIANAS…
AT 700 PM CHST…0900 UTC…TROPICAL DEPRESSION 25W WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 12.7 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 160.8 EAST.
THIS IS ABOUT:
1090 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF AGRIHAN
1065 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PAGAN
1030 MILES EAST OF SAIPAN
THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH. IT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THIS GENERAL DIRECTION WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN FORWARD SPEED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 30 MPH. THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AND MAY BECOME A TROPICAL STORM SOMETIME ON WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES
RESIDENTS SHOULD START INITIAL PREPAREDNESS STEPS TO INCLUDE: SECURING LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND THE HOUSE AND/OR REMOVING AND SECURING OBJECTS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BEING PICKED UP AND PROPELLED BY POSSIBLE, STRONG WINDS.
RESIDENTS LIVING IN TENTS, DAMAGED HOMES, OR HOMES WITH COMPROMISED SAFETY ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AND TO ANTICIPATE HEAVY RAIN, STRONG WINDS, AND POSSIBLE FLOODING.
FOR MORE DETAILED PREPAREDNESS STEPS, PLEASE CALL THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER AT 237-8000.
THE CNMI EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER WILL BE MONITORING THE MOVEMENT OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 25W 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 VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT www.cnmihsem.gov.mp , AND FOR THE NORTHERN ISLANDS TO CONTACT CNMI EOC DISPATCH CENTER AT HIGH FREQUENCY SINGLE SIDE BAND RADIO ON FREQUENCY 5.205.0.
