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Tropical depression nears
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Posted on Aug 05 2019
A tropical depression is slowly making its way toward the Marianas but it is not expected to directly impact the islands.
The National Weather Service in Tiyan, Guam, said that a tropical depression it has it has been monitoring that has been forming over the Philippine Sea has gotten more organized over the weekend.
At 1pm yesterday, Tropical Depression 10W was seen about 950 miles west of Saipan, about 910 miles west-northwest of Guam, about 655 miles north-northwest of Koror, and about 650 miles northwest of Yap.
The tropical depression is forecasted to intensify and possibly become a tropical storm by today but is reportedly not seen to directly impact the Marianas.
Tropical Depression 10W is moving east-northeast at 7 mph and is expected to make a turn toward the north-northwest, with a slight decrease in forward speed over the next 24 hours.
Tropical Depression 10W packs maximum sustained winds of 30 miles per hour and it is forecasted to continue with its present movement of 7 mph at 60 degrees to the east-northeast.
At around 1pm yesterday, the center of Tropical Depression 10W was located near latitude 16.4 degrees north and longitude 131.5 degrees east.
A robust monsoon trough will also continue to produce rainy and breezy weather conditions across the Marianas through Wednesday. Brief flooding is expected near low-lying and poor drainage areas.
NWS also reported that the CNMI is still experiencing somewhat dry weather but showers have been evenly distributed. Due to the wetter weather, the CNMI islands are turning greener but with Guam still browner than the CNMI.
Drought still persists in the Marianas but more showers are expected in the coming weeks. Computer models are indicating rainfall of 1 to 1.5 inches for the next week and variable rainfall totals of 2 to 3 inches for the next two weeks.
Conditions across the Marianas are expected to continue to improve as the transition to the rainy season continues.
