COMMONWEALTH OF THE HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Honorable Governor Eloy S. Inos Marvin K. Seman, SAHSEM Honorable Lt. Governor Jude U. Hofschneider

ADVISORY NO. 13 (SUPER FRANCISCO 26W) OCTOBER 19, 2013 3:20PM

BASED ON INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE , TIYAN 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, SUPER TYPHOON FRANCISCO STILL MOVING AWAY FROM THE MARIANAS

...SUPER TYPHOON FRANCISCO MAINTAINING ITS INTENSITY...

AT 1:00 PM CHST THIS AFTERNOON SATURDAY OR 0300 UTC, THE OF SUPER TYPHOON FRANCISCO WAS LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 16.5 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 140.0 EAST. THIS IS ABOUT,

385 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF ROTA 385 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF 395 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF

SUPER TYPHOON FRANCISCO IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH. FRANCISCO IS FORECAST TO MAINTAIN THIS FORWARD SPEED WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN AT 155 MPH. FRANCISCO IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY SLIGHTLY THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN SHOW LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY THROUGH SUNDAY. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUT UP TO 165 MILES.

THEREFORE, GOVERNOR, ELOY S. INOS IS ADVISING THE GENERAL PUBLIC ESPECIALLY MOTORIST AND RESIDENTS IN LOW-LYING AREAS TO CONTINUE TAKING EXTRA PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES FOR, HEAVY SHOWER, GUSTY WIND, PONDS OF WATER ON ROADWAYS, POOR DRAINAGES, POSSIBLE DEBRIS ON THE ROAD AND WIDESPREAD STREET FLOODING IN URBAN AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD; THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.

…THIS WILL BE THE FINAL ADVISORY ISSUE FOR SUPER TYPHOON FRANCISCO 26W…

THE CNMI HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL BE MONITORING THE MOVEMENT OF SUPER TYPHOON FRANCISCO (26W) AND WILL BE ISSUING BULLETINS AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE OFFICIAL BULLETINS WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO BROADCAST ON 162.5 MEGAHERTZ, OR CALL CNMI EOC DISPATCH CENTER AT 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.

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