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JIC Release No. 4 - Tropical Depression 16W Continues West; Guam Remains in COR 3; GDOE Open Tuesday, August 17

The National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Office Guam continues to monitor Tropical Depression 16W. As of 1 p.m., 16W was located 13.1 degrees north latitude and 150.6 degrees east longitude, about 360 miles east-southeast of Saipan and 395 miles east of Guam. It is currently moving west at 18 mph with maximum sustained winds of 30 mph. 

A tropical storm watch remains in effect for Guam and Rota. Damaging winds of 39 mph or more are possible Tuesday. Winds are then expected to decrease by Tuesday evening. 

JIC Release No. 3 - Tropical Depression 16W Continues West; Intensification Expected After System Passes Marianas

The National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Office Guam continues to monitor Tropical Depression 16W. As of 8 a.m., 16W was located 12.9 degrees north latitude and 152.9 degrees east longitude, about 483 miles east-southeast of Saipan and 477 miles east of Guam. It is currently moving west at 18 mph with maximum sustained winds of 30 mph. 

 

JIC Release No. 2 - TD 16W Continues West; Guam Remains in COR 3; GDOE Schools to End Early Today; Guam Catholic Schools Remain Operational

The National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Office Guam continues to monitor Tropical Depression 16W. As of 5 a.m., 16W was located 12.8 degrees north latitude and 154.4 degrees east longitude, about 523 miles east-southeast of Saipan and 565 miles east of Guam. It is currently moving west at 20 mph with maximum sustained winds of 30 mph. 

 

JIC Release No. 1 - Guam in COR 3; GDOE Schools to End Early on Monday; Take Action to Prepare

Governor Lou Leon Guerrero has placed Guam in Condition of Readiness (COR) 3 at 9 p.m. this evening. At COR 3, damaging winds of 39-57 mph are possible within 48 hours. Earlier this afternoon, Rear Adm. Benjamin Nicholson placed the respective military bases in Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness (TCCOR) 3. 

At COR 3, school and government of Guam operations are expected to conduct business as usual tomorrow.

16W Downgraded to a Tropical Depression; Tropical Storm Watch Remains in Effect

The National Weather Service (NWS) Guam Weather Forecast Office continues to monitor 16W, which has been downgraded from a tropical storm to a tropical depression. As of 10 a.m., the system was located near latitude 12.5 north and longitude 157.0 east, about 775 miles east-southeast of Saipan and 825 miles east of Guam. It is moving west at 15 mph with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph. 16W is expected to maintain this lesser intensity before regaining tropical storm status sometime Monday.

Tropical Storm 16W Likely to Affect the Marianas Tuesday; Guam and Rota Advised to Prepare

The National Weather Service (NWS) Guam Weather Forecast Office continues to monitor Tropical Storm 16W. As of 7 p.m., the system was located near latitude 12.3 north and longitude 161.0 east, about 1040 miles east of Saipan and 1095 miles east of Guam. It is moving west at about 17 mph with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph. 

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