HERE IS THE LATEST INFORMATION ON TROPICAL STORM CHAMPI (25W) AS RECEIVED FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GUAM AND COMPILED AT THE CNMI EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER:<\/p>\n
TROPICAL STORM CHAMPI MOVING WEST.<\/p>\n
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ROTA, TINIAN, SAIPAN, ALAMAGAN, PAGAN, AND AGRIHAN.<\/p>\n
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS, INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 MPH OR GREATER, ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 6 TO 12 HOURS.<\/p>\n
A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AGRIHAN, PAGAN, AND ALAMAGAN. TYPHOON CONDITIONS, INCLUDING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS OF 74 MPH OR GREATER, ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 24 HOURS.<\/p>\n
AT 1AM CHST, TROPICAL STORM CHAMPI WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 16.0 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 148.8 EAST.<\/p>\n
THIS IS ABOUT:
\n215 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF SAIPAN
\n225 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF TINIAN
\n275 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF ROTA
\n225 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALAMAGAN
\n245 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PAGAN
\n280 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF AGRIHAN<\/p>\n
TROPICAL STORM CHAMPI (25W) IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 18 MPH. CHAMPI IS EXPECTED TO RESUME MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. THIS TRACK WOULD TAKE THE CENTER OF CHAMPI THROUGH THE NORTHERN MARIANAS NORTH OF ANATAHAN EARLY AFTERNOON.<\/p>\n
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN AT 60 MPH. TROPICAL STORM CHAMPI IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND COULD BECOME A TYPHOON SOMETIMES TODAY.<\/p>\n
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES SOUTH OF THE CENTER AND UP TO 115 MILES NORTH OF THE CENTER.<\/p>\n
SATELLITE DATA INDICATE THAT THE RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAS EXPANDED SOUTH OF THE CENTER.<\/p>\n
BECAUSE OF THE ANTICIPATED THREAT OF TROPICAL STORM CHAMPI (25W), GOV. ELOY S. INOS HAS MAINTAINED\/UPGRADED THE FOLLOWING:<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 TYPHOON CONDITION I FOR THE ISLANDS OF AGRIHAN, PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN (UPGRADED)<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 TROPICAL STORM CONDITION I FOR THE ISLANDS OF SAIPAN AND TINIAN (UPGRADED)<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE ISLAND OF ROTA (MAINTAINED)<\/p>\n
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE PREPAREDNESS STEPS TO INCLUDE: SECURING LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND THE HOUSE AND\/OR REMOVING AND SECURING OBJECTS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BEING PICKED UP AND PROPELLED BY POSSIBLE, STRONG WINDS.<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 RESIDENTS LIVING IN TENTS, DAMAGED HOMES, OR HOMES WITH COMPROMISED SAFETY ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AND TO ANTICIPATE HEAVY RAIN, STRONG WINDS, AND POSSIBLE FLOODING.<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 FOR MORE DETAILED PREPAREDNESS STEPS, PLEASE CALL THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER AT 237-8000. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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