The island of Rota was upgraded to Tropical Storm Condition 2 yesterday due to the threat of Tropical Storm Man-Yi, which is still off the coast of Chuuk as of 2pm. <\/p>\n
Tropical Storm Condition 2 means that damaging winds of 39 to 73 miles per hour are expected within 24 hours. <\/p>\n
In a bulletin issued by the CNMI Homeland Security Emergency Management Agency, acting governor Victor B. Hocog upgraded Rota yesterday to Tropical Storm Condition 2 as Tropical Storm Man-Yi\u2014previously named Tropical Storm 32W\u2014continues to intensify. <\/p>\n
Tropical Storm Man-Yi is expected to continue intensifying through Thursday, possibly becoming a typhoon as early as Thursday night.<\/p>\n
Tropical Storm Man-Yi was last seen packing maximum sustained winds of 60 mph and was seen moving west-northwest at 20 mph.<\/p>\n
As of 2pm yesterday, Tropical Storm Man-Yi\u2019s was still off western Chuuk and is expected to maintain its course and speed through Friday.<\/p>\n
Man-Yi is currently about 565 miles southeast of Guam, about 580 miles southeast of Rota, and about 620 miles south-southeast of Saipan and Tinian. <\/p>\n
Tropical storm force winds extend outward from the center up to 110 miles.<\/p>\n
The CNMI Emergency Operations Center State Warning Point will be monitoring the movement of Tropical Storm Man-Yi and will be issuing bulletins as they become available. <\/p>\n
The Rota community is encouraged to keep a close watch on updates to weather forecasts and to stay informed on the latest statements and advisories that will be available through local media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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