HERE IS THE LATEST ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION 11W. GOVERNOR ELOY S. INOS WOULD LIKE TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT, TROPICAL DEPRESSION 11W STILL HEADING TOWARD THE MARIANAS. TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR SAIPAN TINIAN AND ROTA. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AT 7:00 AM THIS MORNING CHST THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 11W WAS LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 11.7 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 148.3 DEGREES EAST. THIS IS ABOUT: 265 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ROTA 290 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TINIAN AND SAIPAN TROPICAL DEPRESSION 11W IS MOVING TOWARD WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 11W IS EXPECTED TO TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS FORECAST TRACK WILL TAKE THIS SYSTEM THROUGH THE MARIANAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 35 MPH. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 11W IS FORECASTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY DURING THE 24 TO 36 HOURS. THEREFORE, GOVERNOR ELOY S. INOS IS ADVISING THE GENERAL PUBLIC LIVING IN A LOW-LYING OR FLOOD-PRONE AREA TO BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING ON YOUR PROPERTY OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AND EXPECT HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS, GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION 11W.
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 00:45:24 +0000