Headline:
Tropical Storm Warning issued June 23 at 4:41PM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU
Event:
Tropical Storm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 22, 2026 - 11:41pm
Expires:
June 23, 2026 - 4:45am
Description:
Corrected next update time as it should have been 9 PM ChST.
...TROPICAL STORM HIGOS (08W) PASSING TINIAN TO THE SOUTH,
MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST...
.NEW INFORMATION...
None.
.AREAS AFFECTED...
This local statement provides important information and
recommended actions for people in Tinian and Saipan.
.Watches/Warnings...
A Tropical storm warning is in effect for Tinian and Saipan.
A Tropical Storm Warning means damaging winds of 39 mph
or more are imminent or will occur shortly.
For those under a warning, continue to shelter in place. The time
for preparations has passed.
.STORM INFORMATION...
At 11 AM ChST...the center of Tropical Storm Higos (08W) was
located near latitude 14.6N...longitude 145.6E. This was about 95
miles northeast of Guam, or 25 miles south of Tinian. Storm
motion was west-northwest, 285 degrees, at 11 mph. Storm intensity
was 40 mph.
.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TS Higos has formed south of Tinian and is moving west-northwest.
Residents should expect damaging winds of 39 mph or more to
continue until the storm has moved sufficiently far away, which is
when the warning will be cancelled. Even if the sustained
tropical storm force winds remain currently offshore, if the
system develops faster than expected, as been the case over the
last 18 hours, the expanding wind field of tropical storm force
wind could envelop Tinian and Saipan.
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Instruction:
Stay calm and keep informed. Continue to shelter in place until
the storm has passed, the warning has been cancelled, and the "all
clear" has been given by local government and emergency management
officials.
Area Description:
Tinian; Saipan
Forcast Office:
NWS Tiyan GU
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov