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Northern Mariana Islands, Guam - Tropical Cyclone HAGIBIS (GDACS, JTWC, NOAA, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 07 October 2019)

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  • Tropical Cyclone HAGIBIS is moving north-west towards the Mariana Islands. On 7 October at 0.00 UTC, its centre was approximately 400 km east of Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands), with maximum sustained winds of 185 km/h (Category 3 hurricane).

  • HAGIBIS will strengthen as it passes close to the uninhabited Anatahan and Farallon de Medinilla islands on 7 October, with maximum sustained winds of 222-250 km/h.

  • Government offices and public schools are closed in the Northern Marianas, while emergency shelters have been put at the disposal of the local population.

  • A typhoon warning has been issued for Tinian, Saipan, Alamagan and Pagan Islands (Northern Mariana), while a tropical storm warning is in effect for Rota, Agrihan, and Guam.

  • HAGIBIS is expected to bring heavy rain, strong winds and thunderstorms over Mariana Islands on 7-8 October. Flash flood warnings have been issued for Saipan and Tinian.