Shear Line Brings Strong Gusts to Northern CNMI; Dry Trade Wind Pattern Expected Through Weekend
SAIPAN — A shear line sitting just north of Saipan is producing strong, gusty winds across the northern CNMI, with occasional strong gusts expected over Tinian and Saipan as the shear line fragments and weakens over the next couple of days, the National Weather Service in Guam said Tuesday.
Tsunami Risk for the Marianas Is Real, and the Myths Around It Could Get People Killed
SAIPAN — The Mariana Trench will not save you. Neither will the reef.
NWS Guam: Showers, Surf Advisories to Ease Across Marianas Through Week
SAIPAN — Surging trade winds are pushing scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms across the CNMI Tuesday, but forecasters with the National Weather Service in Guam say drier conditions are on the way later in the week.
Tropical Depression Nuri Weakening Rapidly, May Dissipate Before Reaching Marianas
NWS Guam says system is struggling to survive but remnant circulation still expected to bring rain, gusty winds through Friday
Tropical Depression Nuri Forms, Forecast to Track Toward Northern CNMI by Weekend
NWS Guam upgrades 95W to TD Nuri; tropical storm watch in effect for Yap and Ulithi; passage north of Saipan possible early Saturday
CNMI issues Special Weather Statement as Invest 95W upgraded to Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert
SAIPAN — The CNMI Homeland Security and Emergency Management office issued a Special Weather Statement Tuesday afternoon warning that Invest 95W has become better organized and is now under a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert, meaning formation of a tropical depression is likely within the next 24 hours.
CNMI issues Flood Watch for Saipan, Tinian and Rota through Tuesday morning
SAIPAN — The CNMI Homeland Security and Emergency Management office issued a Flood Watch Friday morning for Saipan, Tinian and Rota, warning residents that flash flooding remains possible from late tonight through Tuesday morning as a tropical disturbance interacts with a shear line over the Marianas.
Funnel Cloud Spotted Over Southern Saipan, Waterspout Possible
SAIPAN — The CNMI Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management reported Wednesday afternoon that a funnel cloud was sighted over the southern Saipan area, with authorities monitoring whether it has reached the ocean surface and become a waterspout.
Drier Days Ahead for the Marianas, But Rougher Weather Expected This Weekend
SAIPAN — The Marianas are in for a stretch of drier weather through Friday after heavy rainfall moved across the islands Monday, but forecasters are warning of increasing winds, building seas, and a higher chance of heavy showers and thunderstorms by the weekend.
Windy, rough surf and hazardous marine conditions continue across CNMI through midweek
Saipan — The Commonwealth is expected to remain windy with rough seas, hazardous surf and dangerous rip currents through at least Wednesday night or Thursday as a weakening shear line and strong high pressure north of the Marianas continue to affect the region.