Tropical disturbance heading here
A tropical disturbance north of Chuuk is heading toward the Marianas.
According to the CNMI Homeland Security and Emergency Management, the tropical disturbance was located near 9 degrees north and 152 degrees east at 1pm yesterday. This is about 600 miles southeast of Guam and Saipan and 120 miles north of Chuuk.
Satellite imagery shows a weakly defined center moving slowly toward the northwest and the Mariana Islands. While still poorly organized, the system has developed over the past 12 hours. Although it is still too early to tell whether this system will become a direct threat to the Marianas, the National Weather Service in Guam expects an increase in winds and heavy showers with isolated thunderstorms to begin sometime Saturday and continue into Sunday. The weather service will closely monitor this system over the next couple of days as it approaches and passes the islands.
The public is advised to stay informed on this developing weather situation. (PR)
