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‘All Clear’ declared for the CNMI
DATE: MAY 16, 2015
TIME: 8:00 A.M
HERE IS THE LATEST INFORMATION ON TYPHOON DOLPHIN 07W AS RECEIVED FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GUAM AND COMPILED AT THE CNMI HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR.
…TYPHOON DOLPHIN CONTINUING ITS EXIT AWAY FROM THE MARIANAS…
THEREFORE, GOVERNOR ELOY S. INOS HAS DECLARED AN “ALL CLEAR” CONDITION FOR THE ISLANDS OF SAIPAN, TINIAN AND ROTA AS OF 8:00 AM THIS MORNING.
AT 700 AM CHST…2100 UTC…THE CENTER OF TYPHOON DOLPHIN WAS LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 14.8 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 143.5 EAST.
180 MILES WEST OF SAIPAN
175 MILES WEST OF TINIAN
160 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF ROTA
DOLPHIN IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH. TYPHOON DOLPHIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE NORTHWESTWARD TODAY THEN TURN GRADUALLY NORTH ON SUNDAY AND RECURVE TO THE NORTHEAST ON MONDAY.
TYPHOON FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES FROM THE CENTER. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES IN THE NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE AND UP TO 100 MILES ELSEWHERE.
DESPITE TYPHOON DOLPHIN NO LONGER POSING A THREAT TO THE MARIANAS, RESIDENTS OF SAIPAN, TINIAN AND ROTA SHOULD MAINTAIN NECESSARY PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES FOR GUSTY STRONG WINDS UP TO 40 MPH, AND HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH FEEDER BAND ACTIVITY FROM THE TAIL WINDS OF TYPHOON DOLPHIN (07W).
RESIDENTS ARE ALSO ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM SHORELINES AND EXPOSED REEFS AS HAZARDOUS SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS STILL REMAIN A THREAT.
THE CNMI HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL BE MONITORING THE MOVEMENT OF TYPHOON DOLPHIN 07W 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.
