Typhoon Condition I to be declared at 5am today

Gov. Arnold I. Palacios, in consultation with the CNMI Homeland Security and Emergency Management Office and the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office, will declare Typhoon Condition I for Saipan, Tinian, and Rota effective 5am on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023.

Typhoon Condition 1 means that typhoon force winds of 74 mph or more are expected, with damaging storm force winds of 39 mph arriving within 12 hours.

The National Weather Service-Guam has estimated that residents of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota will begin seeing damaging winds Tuesday afternoon. The time of passage, according to NWS, is

estimated to be on Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning. Residents of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota are asked to prepare for Category 2 Typhoon, which will bring 96-110 mph winds. (PR)

Typhoon Condition I