The weather system in our area has now been upgraded to a typhoon. Typhoon Nida is located 345 miles south of Guam, and remains nearly stationary. The National Weather Service reports that Nida is expected to turn more towards the northwest and speed up to around 12 miles per hour over the next 24 hours.

The center of Typhoon Nida was located near latitude 8.7 degrees north and longitude 145.5 degrees east. Maximum sustained winds are 75 MPH.  Nida is expected to slowly, and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 90 miles from the center.