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Guam - According to the latest weather bulletin from the National Weather Service the system in our region has been named Tropical Storm Halong. A Typhoon Watch is currently in effect for Guam and Rota. A Flash Flood Warning is also in effect for all of the Marianas.


The center of Tropical Storm Halong is located 240 miles E-SE of Guam.  It is moving W-NW at 8 miles per hour and packing winds of up to 50 miles per hour.  According to the NWS a general concern should be for the possibility of at at least damaging winds somewhere within the Marianas. Island residents are encouraged to start making safety preparations now.