SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT (TROPICAL DEPRESSION 23W) OCTOBER 4, 2013 08:30 A.M. BASED ON INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, TIYAN GUAM AND COMPILED AT CNMI HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, GOVERNOR ELOY S. INOS WOULD LIKE TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT, ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 23W MOVING WEST TOWARD ANATAHAN... AT 700 AM CHST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 23W WAS LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 16.0 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 146.9 EAST. THIS IS ABOUT... ABOUT 100 MILES NORTHEAST OF SAIPAN ABOUT 135 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ALAMAGAN ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PAGAN TROPICAL DEPRESSION 23W CONTINUES TO DRIFT GENERALLY WESTWARD TOWARDS THE NORTHERN MARIANAS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 9 MPH TROPICAL DEPRESSION 23W IS MOVING WEST AT 9 MPH...AND IS EXPECTED TO TURN WEST-NORTHWEST LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. THIS TRACK WILL TAKE TROPICAL DEPRESSION 23W JUST SOUTH OF ANATAHAN AROUND 200 PM TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 35 MPH. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 23W IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY...AND COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AFTER PASSING THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. STAY INFORMED ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AND LISTEN FOR ANY FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND CNMI HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THE CNMI HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL BE MONITORING THE MOVEMENT OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 23W AND WILL BE ISSUING BULLETINS AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE OFFICIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO BROADCAST ON 162.5 MEGAHERTZ, OR CALL CNMI DISPATCH CENTER AT 670-237-8000 OR 211, AND FOR THE NORTHERN ISLANDS TO CONTACT CNMI DISPATCH CENTER AT HIGH FREQUENCY SINGLE SIDE BAND RADIO ON FREQUENCY 5.205.0.
Posted on: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 23:10:23 +0000
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