Super Typhoon Sinlaku with 175‑mph Winds Heads Toward Northern Marianas; Guam Under Tropical‑Storm Warning and Typhoon Watch
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Super Typhoon Sinlaku, with maximum sustained winds that have stabilized at about 175 mph after briefly topping out near 180 mph on Sunday, is tracking west‑northwest toward the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands and Guam and is expected to bring hazardous conditions beginning Monday night and continuing into midweek. Typhoon warnings are in effect for Rota, Tinian and Saipan, tropical‑storm warnings cover Guam, Pagan and Alamagan, Guam is also under a typhoon watch while Agrihan is on a tropical‑storm watch. The storm’s strongest winds extend roughly 80 miles from the center and tropical‑storm‑force winds reach out as far as 275 miles, widening the area at risk; forecasts and the National Weather Service in Guam indicate a slight northwest turn is possible but the general west‑northwest motion continues.