Rota Mayor Aubry Hocog: Shelters Activating Today, Sinapalo Is the Safe Zone
ROTA — Rota Mayor Aubry Hocog said Sunday morning that the island’s emergency shelter is ready to activate later in the day and urged residents in low-lying areas of Songsong Village to consider moving to higher ground as Typhoon Sinlaku’s track shifts toward a direct hit on Rota.
NWS: Sinlaku Track Shifts North, Now Targeting Rota as Category 4; Super Typhoon Status Briefly Possible
SAIPAN — The forecast track for Typhoon Sinlaku shifted significantly overnight, with the Joint Typhoon Warning Center’s 7 a.m. Sunday track now showing the storm passing directly over Rota as a Category 4 typhoon, National Weather Service meteorologist-in-charge Brandon Aydlett said Sunday morning.
Bulletin 5: Sinlaku Intensifies to 110 MPH and Pivots Toward Marianas; Typhoon Watch Holds for Saipan, Tinian and Rota
SAIPAN — Typhoon Sinlaku has intensified to 110 mph sustained winds and is pivoting toward the Marianas, the CNMI Emergency Operations Center reported Sunday morning in Bulletin 5 at 8 a.m.
THE WEEK IN THE MARIANAS — April 6-11, 2026
It was a week that began with diplomacy, economic advocacy and community news, and ended with the Marianas staring down a potential Category 4 typhoon.
