Sinkalu has been upgraded to a super typhoon, with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph and maximum gusts of 184 mph, according to the latest update from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Typhoon Sinlaku’s worst threat of a Category 4 typhoon condition is now centered on Rota, without reducing the possible impact on Guam, according to Brandon Aydlett, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service Guam. “The outlook is still for continued intensification. Track shifts are still anticipated as we go through the next 36 hours,” Aydlett said at a virtual briefing at noon today.   “But ultimately, for Rota, the threat has now be

“I anticipate that this situation will be of such severity and magnitude that an effective response will be beyond the capability of the government of Guam, and supplementary federal assistance will be necessary to save lives and protect property, public health and safety,” the governor said in a report to Trump.