048  
WTPQ31 PGUM 120930  
TCPPQ1  
 
BULLETIN  
SUPER TYPHOON SINLAKU (04W) ADVISORY NUMBER 14  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP042026  
730 PM CHST SUN APR 12 2026  
 
...SINLAKU UPGRADED TO SUPER TYPHOON AND IS MOVING NORTHWEST TOWARD  
THE MARIANAS...  
 
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY  
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SINLAKU IS NOW A SUPER TYPHOON.  
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS  
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A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ROTA, TINIAN, AND SAIPAN.  
A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FANANU IN CHUUK STATE.  
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM.  
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ULUL IN CHUUK STATE.  
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN.  
A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ULUL IN CHUUK STATE.  
A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM.  
 
RESIDENTS OF AGRIHAN SHOULD CAREFULLY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF  
SUPER TYPHOON SINLAKU.  
 
SUMMARY OF 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION  
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LOCATION...10.6N 150.3E  
 
ABOUT 145 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF ULUL  
ABOUT 190 MILES NORTHWEST OF FANANU  
ABOUT 240 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF CHUUK  
ABOUT 420 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM  
ABOUT 420 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ROTA  
ABOUT 435 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TINIAN  
ABOUT 440 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...150 MPH  
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTHWEST...310 DEGREES AT 9 MPH  
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK  
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AT 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF SUPER TYPHOON SINLAKU  
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.6 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE  
150.3 DEGREES EAST. SINLAKU IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH. IT IS  
EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN THIS GENERAL COURSE AND SPEED THROUGH  
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AS IT HEADS TOWARDS THE MARIANAS. THE ONSET  
OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GUAM,  
ROTA, TINIAN, AND SAIPAN MONDAY NIGHT. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED TO START REACHING ROTA, TINIAN, AND SAIPAN TUESDAY.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 150 MPH. SINLAKU IS  
FORECAST TO INTENSIFY THROUGH MONDAY. SINLAKU MAY MOVE INTO THE  
MARIANAS AS A CATEGORY 4 OR 5 TYPHOON.  
 
TYPHOON FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FROM THE CENTER UP TO  
60 MILES. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FROM THE  
CENTER UP TO 245 MILES.  
 
NEXT ADVISORY  
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AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT 1100 PM CHST TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT SCHEDULED  
ADVISORY AT 200 AM CHST EARLY MONDAY MORNING.  
 

 
 
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