The center of Typhoon Sinlaku was nearing Tinian and Saipan on Monday evening.\u00a0 At 11:00 p.m. EDT on Monday the center of Typhoon Sinlaku was located at latitude 14.5\u00b0N and longitude 146.3\u00b0E which put the center about 75 miles (120 km) southeast of Saipan.\u00a0 Sinlaku was moving toward the northwest at 9 m.p.h. (15 km\/h).\u00a0 The maximum sustained wind speed was 155 m.p.h. (250 km\/h) and there were wind gusts to 190 m.p.h. (305 km\/h).\u00a0 The minimum surface pressure was 919 mb.<\/p>\n
Typhoon Warnings are in effect for Rota, Tinian, Saipan, Pagan, Alamagan, and Agrihan.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Guam.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n A Typhoon Watch is also in effect for Guam.<\/span><\/p>\n Typhoon Sinlaku weakened just slightly as it neared Tinian and Saipan on Monday evening.\u00a0 A circular eye with a diameter of 20 miles (32 km) was visible at the center of Sinlaku\u2019s circulation.\u00a0 The eye was surrounded by a ring of thunderstorms and the strongest winds were occurring in that ring of storms.\u00a0 Bands of showers and thunderstorms were revolving around the center of Typhoon Sinlaku.\u00a0 Storms near the center of Sinlaku generated upper level divergence that pumped mass away from the typhoon.\u00a0 The removal of mass in the upper levels of the atmosphere was less than the strong convergence of mass in the lower levels.\u00a0 So, the surface pressure was increasing gradually.<\/p>\n The circulation around Typhoon Sinlaku was large.\u00a0 Winds to typhoon force extended out 75 miles (120 km) from the center of Sinlaku\u2019s circulation.\u00a0 Winds to tropical storm force extended out 265 miles (425 km) from the center of Typhoon Sinlaku.<\/p>\n The Hurricane Intensity Index (HII) for Typhoon Sinlaku is 33.3.\u00a0 The Hurricane Size Index (HSI) is 29.6 and the Hurricane Wind Intensity Size Index (HWISI) is 62.9.\u00a0 Typhoon Sinlaku is similar in intensity to Hurricane Ian when Ian hit Southwest Florida in 2022.\u00a0 Sinlaku is bigger than Ian was.<\/p>\n Typhoon Sinlaku will move into an environment that will become a little less favorable for a strong typhoon during the next 24 hours.\u00a0 Sinlaku will move over water where the Sea Surface Temperatures are near 28\u00b0C.\u00a0 It will move under the middle of an upper level ridge that is over the Western North Pacific Ocean.\u00a0 The upper level winds are weak near the middle of the ridge and there will be little vertical wind shear.\u00a0 Typhoon Sinlaku will move into a region where the air is drier.\u00a0 The drier air is likely to inhibit the development of thunderstorms in the northern and western parts of Sinlaku’s circulation.\u00a0 Typhoon Sinlaku is likely to continue to weaken gradually during the next 24 hours because of the drier air.<\/p>\n Typhoon Sinlaku will move around the western part of a high pressure system that is over the Western North Pacific Ocean.\u00a0 The high pressure system will steer Sinlaku toward the northwest during the next 24 hours.\u00a0 On its anticipated track, the center of Typhoon Sinlaku will reach Tinian and Saipan in a few hours.<\/p>\n Typhoon Sinlaku will be the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Scale when it reaches Tinian and Saipan.\u00a0 Sinlaku will be capable of causing severe damage in Tinian and Saipan.\u00a0 Typhoon Sinlaku will bring also strong winds and locally heavy rain to Guam, Rota, Pagan, Alamagan, and Agrihan. Heavy rain is likely to cause flash floods in some locations.<\/p>\n A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for Guam.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Flood Watches are in effect for\u00a0 Rota, Tinian, and Saipan.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Typhoon Sinlaku could also cause a storm surge of up to 15 feet (4.5 meters) along parts of the coasts of the Marianas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The center of Typhoon Sinlaku was nearing Tinian and Saipan on Monday evening.\u00a0 At 11:00 p.m. EDT on Monday the center of Typhoon Sinlaku was located at latitude 14.5\u00b0N and longitude 146.3\u00b0E which put the center about 75 miles (120 km) southeast of Saipan.\u00a0 Sinlaku was moving toward the northwest at 9 m.p.h. 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