(CNMI Office of the Governor) – As of 2:30 p.m. this afternoon, in consultation with the CNMI Homeland Security and Emergency Management Office (HSEM) and the National Weather Service (NWS) Guam Weather Forecast Office (WFO), Governor Arnold I. Palacios has declared Typhoon Condition III for the islands of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota.

Governor Arnold I. Palacios and Lt. Governor David M. Apatang are urging residents to anticipate tropical storm or typhoon condition winds and rain over the next few days.