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Tropical disturbance headed to Marianas
A tropical disturbance was located yesterday north-northwest of Chuuk and is seen heading toward the Marianas. It was about 375 miles east-southeast of Guam and 370 miles southeast of Saipan, according to the CNMI Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
Satellite imagery shows a gradually developing circulation center moving toward the west-northwest and the Mariana Islands. This circulation is now the subject of a tropical cyclone formation alert from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The system has developed over the past 12 hours.
Although it is still too early to tell how strong the wind threat will be for the Marianas, the National Weather Service in Guam expects an increase in winds as well as an increase in heavy showers with isolated thunderstorms to begin sometime today, Tuesday, and continue into Thursday and will closely monitor this system over the next couple of days as it approaches and passes the islands.
The public is being urged to stay informed on this developing weather situation.
CNMI Homeland Security and Emergency Management will be monitoring the movement of this tropical disturbance and will be issuing bulletins as they become available. Official bulletins will be available through local media sources and NOAA weather radio broadcast on 162.5 megahertz, or call the CNMI EOC Dispatch Center at 237-8000 or dial 211, and for the Northern Islands to contact the EOC Dispatch Center at high frequency single side band radio on frequency 5.205.0. (PR)
