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GHS/OCD Distributes Signs for Neighborhood Watch Program
Windy Conditions Expected; Avoid Hazardous Seas
The National Weather Service (NWS), Guam Weather Forecast Office advised surging trade winds will bring windy conditions today. The following advisories are in effect:
A wind advisory is in effect for Guam, Rota, Tinian, and Saipan until midnight tonight. East winds of 20 to 30 mph with frequent gusts to 35 mph are expected today. Secure items that can become airborne with heavy winds such as canopies, tarps, and tents. Be alert for sudden wind gusts if driving a high-profile vehicle, such as a container truck.
NWS Advisories in Effect for the Marianas; Rough Seas Expected
NWS Advisories in Effect; Strong Winds Expected
The National Weather Service (NWS), Weather Forecast Office Guam have the following advisories in effect:
An wind advisory is in effect for the Guam International Airport until 6 p.m. East-northeast winds of 24 mph with frequent gusts around 29-31 mph are expected.
NWS Advisories in Effect; Avoid Hazardous Seas
The National Weather Service (NWS), Guam Weather Forecast Office has the following advisories in effect:
A high risk of rip currents is in effect for Guam, Rota, Tinian, and Saipan through Sunday afternoon. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore. Dangerous rip currents are expected along east facing reefs. On some beaches, such as Ritidian and Gun Beach, the high risk of rip currents could extend to north facing reefs.
GHS/OCD to host the Homeland Security Executive Education Seminar
The Offices of Guam Homeland Security and Civil Defense (GHS/OCD), in coordination with the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS), will host the Homeland Security Executive Education Seminar on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, from 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. at the Hilton Guam Resort.
No Direct Threat Expected from Disturbance; NWS Advisories in Effect
The National Weather Service (NWS), Guam Weather Forecast Office continue to monitor a tropical disturbance in eastern Micronesia, near Chuuk. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on this disturbance, Invest Area 95W.
The system is expected to move westward, passing well south of Guam by Tuesday, and passing near Yap by Wednesday or Thursday. At this time, the disturbance poses no direct threat to Guam or the CNMI.
The following advisories remain in effect:
NWS Advisories in Effect for the Marianas
The National Weather Service (NWS), Guam Weather Forecast Office advised seas and winds are gradually diminishing as Typhoon Kammuri moves away from the Marianas. The following advisories remain in effect:
Preliminary Damage Assessments Underway After Tropical Storm Kammuri
Pursuant to the Guam Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, the Offices of Guam Homeland Security and Civil Defense (GHS/OCD) and other Government of Guam (GovGuam) support agencies have begun conducting an island-wide Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) following the passage of Tropical Storm Kammuri south of Guam between, November 26-27, 2019.
