SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT (TROPICAL DISTURBANCE) OCTOBER 10, 2013 8:30AM UPDATED 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, …HEAVY RAIN LIKELY AS TROPICAL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE MARIANAS…THIS MORNING A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE WAS CENTERED EAST OF THE MARIANAS NEAR LATITUDE 13.5 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 145DEGREES EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 120 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF SAIPAN 20 MILES EAST OF GUAM THIS DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE WEST THROUGH THE MARIANAS TODAY, AND MAY BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION WEST OF THE ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT OR FRIDAY. THIS DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE MARIANAS THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN LIKELY AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. DEPENDING ON HOW THE DISTURBANCE MOVES AND DEVELOPS, ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. THIS RAINFALL WILL LIKELY PRODUCE LOCAL FLOODING AT TIMES AND MAY RESULT IN MUDSLIDES. IF YOU LIVE IN A LOW-LYING OR FLOOD-PRONE AREA BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING ON YOUR PROPERTY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. STRONG WINDS ARE NOT CURRENTLY EXPECTED WITH THIS DISTURBANCE, BUT THAT COULD CHANGE IF IT DEVELOPS MORE QUICKLY THAN EXPECTED. 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 DISTURBANCE 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 EOC DISPATCH CENTER AT 670-237-8000 OR 211, AND FOR THE NORTHERN ISLANDS TO CONTACT CNMI EOC DISPATCH CENTER AT HIGH FREQUENCY SINGLE SIDE BAND RADIO ON FREQUENCY 5.205.0. OPR:MC/SL
Posted on: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 05:25:02 +0000