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

TYPHOON VONGFONG 19W BULLETIN NO. 04

DATE: October 5, 2014 TIME: 8:30 A.M.

HERE IS THE LATEST INFORMATION ON VONGFONG 19W AS RECEIVED FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN AND COMPILED AT THE CNMI HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR.

TYPHOON VONGFONG STILL HEADING TOWARDS THE MARIANAS

TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ROTA, TINIAN, SAIPAN AND THE SURROUNDING COASTAL WATERS.

AT 7:00 AM THIS MORNING CHST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON VONGFONG WAS LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 12.2 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 150.9 DEGREES EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT: 405 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF TINIAN AND ROTA 400 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN

VONGFONG IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 18 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. THE FORECAST TRACK WOULD BRING VONGFONG THROUGH THE SOUTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN 75 MPH. VONGFONG IS STILL EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 75 MILES FROM THE CENTER.

BECAUSE OF THE ANTICIPATED THREAT OF TYPHOON VONGFONG 19W, HONORABLE GOVERNOR ELOY S. INOS HAS MAINTAIN TYPHOON CONDITION III FOR THE ISLANDS OF SAIPAN, TINIAN AND ROTA AS OF 8:00 A.M. THIS MORNING.

RESIDENTS OF SAIPAN, TINIAN AND ROTA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AND PREPARE FOR STRONG WINDS, HEAVY RAINS SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM VONGFONG 19W.

THE CNMI HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL BE MONITORING THE MOVEMENT OF TYPHOON VONGFONG 19W 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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