TS Melor invokes latest Tropical Storm Watch

As of 1am Wednesday the National Weather Service placed Guam under a Tropical Storm Watch, while a Typhoon Watch was issued for Rota, Tinian and Saipan.  Tropical Storm Melor was located about 590 miles east of Guam and is moving on a west-northwest track at a rate of 8 miles per hour.

September 30, 2009Updated: September 30, 2009
KUAM NewsBy KUAM News

by Sabrina Salas Matanane

As of 1am Wednesday the National Weather Service placed Guam under a Tropical Storm Watch, while a Typhoon Watch was issued for Rota, Tinian and Saipan.  Tropical Storm Melor was located about 590 miles east of Guam and is moving on a west-northwest track at a rate of 8 miles per hour.

Maximum sustained winds are 65 MPH.