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June 2018 is Typhoon Preparedness Month

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12:20 p.m. Hazardous Surf and Seas Remain

The National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Office Guam advised a large northeast swell combined with a north secondary swell, and a nearby shear line will produce hazardous surf along north facing reefs and a high risk of rip currents along north and east facing reefs.

Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions and rip currents.

Advisories in Effect:
  • High Surf Advisory for Guam, Rota, Tinian, and Saipan (7–9 ft surf, building to 9–11 ft tonight) until 4 p.m. Monday.

8:35 a.m. Tropical Depression Nuri Expected to Weaken Through Tonight

The National Weather Service (NWS) Guam Weather Forecast Office continues to monitor Tropical Depression Nuri, formerly Invest 95W. As of 7 a.m., Nuri was located 11.0N and 138.8E, 115 miles north-northeast of Yap, 440 miles west-southwest of Guam. It is moving slowly east-northeast with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph. It is expected to maintain this general course through Friday, as it approaches and then passes through the Northern Marianas, near or north of Anatahan. 

2:40 p.m. Invest 95W Upgraded to Tropical Depression Nuri

The National Weather Service (NWS) Guam Weather Forecast Office continues to monitor what is now Tropical Depression Nuri, formerly Invest 95W. As of 1 p.m., Nuri was located 10.4N, 136.9E, 100 miles northwest of Yap, about 575 miles west-southwest of Guam. It was moving southwest, with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph. It is expected to intensify through tonight, possibly becoming a tropical storm overnight, before gradually weaking beginning Friday. 

5:15 p.m. Tropical Disturbance Developing Southwest of Guam to Track Toward Marianas

The National Weather Service (NWS) Guam Weather Forecast Office continues to monitor Invest 95W located north-northwest of Yap. The system is expected to strengthen into a tropical depression as it moves northeast.  As currently forecast, 95W will track through, or near the Marianas to the northwest, in the coming days.

Periods of heavy rainfall and isolated thunderstorms are possible through the next 48 to 72 hours. Heavy showers and thunderstorms may bring wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph.

2:40 p.m. Flood Watch in Effect Tonight through Tuesday Morning; Heavy Rain Possible

The National Weather Service (NWS) Guam Weather Forecast Office advised a broad tropical disturbance is expected to interact with a shear line, impacting the Marianas starting late tonight, through the weekend, and much of the coming week.

Several rounds of heavy to very heavy rainfall will be possible during this time. This could lead to 5 to 10 inches of rain across the Marianas.

Heavy rainfall could produce flooding of roadways and low-lying areas. Residents and visitors are advised to take the following precautionary actions:

    1:00 p.m. Heavy Rain and Strong Wind Gusts Possible This Weekend into Next Week

    The National Weather Service (NWS) Guam Weather Forecast Office issued a hydrologic outlook for Guam, Rota, Tinian, and Saipan. Periods of heavy rainfall may develop this weekend into early next week. Currently, a broad and weak circulation is forming southwest of Chuuk and is expected to slowly head west-northwest towards the Marianas the next several days.

    No Direct Physical Threat to Guam Amid International Situation; Awareness Remains Key

    Agana Heights, Guam — The Office of Guam Homeland Security and the Office of Civil Defense (OHS-OCD) is closely monitoring the evolving international situation referred to as “Operation Epic Fury,” a series of escalating military actions and counteractions involving the United States, Israel, and Iran in the Middle East.

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