Northern Mariana Islands Extreme Wind Warning | Effective 04/14/2026 09:56

Headline: 
Extreme Wind Warning issued April 15 at 2:56AM ChST until April 15 at 5:00AM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU
Event: 
Extreme Wind Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 14, 2026 - 9:56am
Expires: 
April 14, 2026 - 12:00pm
Description: 
EWWGUM The National Weather Service in Tiyan Guam has issued a * Extreme Wind Warning for... Saipan Tinian * Until 500 AM ChST. * At 256 AM ChST, surface observations indicated gusts of 116 mph, associated with the eastern eyewall of Typhoon Sinlaku as winds have shifted to the south across Tinian and Saipan. The eye is moving northwest at about 6 mph. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION!
Instruction: 
The safest place to be during a major landfalling hurricane is in a reinforced interior room away from windows. Get under a table or other piece of sturdy furniture. Use mattresses, blankets or pillows to cover your head and body. Remain in place through the passage of these life-threatening conditions.
Area Description: 
Saipan, MP; Tinian, MP
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tiyan GU