BASED on information received from the National Weather Service in Tiyan, Guam and compiled at the CNMI Emergency Operations Center-State Warning Point, a typhoon watch remains in effect for Guam, Rota, Tinian and Saipan.
At 7 a.m. Sunday, Tropical Storm Mawar was
about 570 miles south-southeast of Guam;
about 595 miles south-southeast of Rota;
about 640 miles south-southeast of Tinian; and
about 645 miles south-southeast of Saipan.
Mawar is moving north-northwest at 5 mph. It is expected to maintain this general course with a slight increase in forward speed over the next 24 hours.
Maximum sustained winds have increased to 50 mph. Mawar is forecast to intensify through Sunday evening possibly becoming a typhoon.
Tropical storm force winds extend outward from the center up to 65 miles.
Because of the anticipated threat of Tropical Storm Mawar, Gov. Arnold I. Palacios has maintained Typhoon Condition III for Saipan, Tinian and Rota.
Typhoon Condition III means that damaging winds of 39 mph or more are possible Monday, and typhoon force winds of 74 mph or greater are possible Monday night through Wednesday.
Keep a close watch on updates to weather forecasts and stay informed on the latest statements and advisories which will be available through local media sources and NOAA weather radio broadcast via phone at 211, or call CNMI EOC State Warning Point at (670) 237-8000 or (670) 664-8000. Those in the Northern Islands can contact CNMI EOC State Warning Point at high frequency single side band radio on frequency 5.205.0.
