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Super Typhoon Sinlaku (04W) Tropical Cyclone Update
National Weather Service Tiyan GU WP042026
454 PM ChST Tue Apr 14 2026

...400 PM CHST POSITION UPDATE...
...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SUPER TYPHOON SINLAKU CONTINUES TO MOVE TO
THE NORTHWEST TOWARDS TINIAN AND SAIPAN...

Super Typhoon Sinlaku continues to move northwest towards Tinian and
Saipan. The latest 3-hourly motion indicates a turn to the west-
northwest with a slight decrease in forward motion. Radar
reflectivity depicts the outer edge of the eye wall nearing the coast
of Tinian, passing well north of Rota. Saipan measured a wind gust
to 114 mph at 254 PM ChST, and Guam has been seeing gusts to 87 mph
in the last hour. The eye wall of Sinlaku will pass over or near
Tinian and Saipan, with the latest trend looking more over Tinian,
over the next few hours.


Summary of 400 PM ChST...600 UTC...Information
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Location...14.6N 146.0E
About 110 MI NE of Guam radar
About 60 MI ENE of Rota airport
About 35 MI SE of Tinian airport
About 40 MI SSE of Saipan airport

Max sustained winds...165 MPH
Present 3 hour movement...WNW or 300 degrees at 7 MPH.

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