LongBeachSurfFreak Posted Sunday at 02:28 PM Share Posted Sunday at 02:28 PM I’m surprised no one is talking about this. Likely the most intense storm in several years.https://x.com/zeb199818/status/2043312086869287255?s=46&ct=rw-null. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxWatcher007 Posted Sunday at 06:10 PM Share Posted Sunday at 06:10 PM 3 hours ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said: I’m surprised no one is talking about this. Likely the most intense storm in several years.https://x.com/zeb199818/status/2043312086869287255?s=46&ct=rw-null . An absolute beast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gallopinggertie Posted Sunday at 08:08 PM Share Posted Sunday at 08:08 PM Sinlaku is now forecast to pass directly over Saipan and Tinian. Really hope it misses, as those islands have already had bad hits from typhoons (like Yutu) in recent years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxWatcher007 Posted Sunday at 09:31 PM Share Posted Sunday at 09:31 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney Claridge Posted Tuesday at 03:12 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 03:12 AM Sinlaku's eyewall looks like it's coming right at Saipan and Tinian. I'm not sure if Extreme Wind Warnings can be issued for the Northern Mariana Islands (I know they can, and have, been issued for Guam), but the situation appears as if it would warrant an EWW once the eyewall gets closer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxWatcher007 Posted Tuesday at 04:23 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 04:23 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gallopinggertie Posted Tuesday at 05:56 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 05:56 AM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney Claridge Posted Tuesday at 06:13 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 06:13 AM 8 minutes ago, gallopinggertie said: The eyewall should start hitting land within the next two hours or so. This is one dangerous storm. I wonder how good typhoon preparedness is in the Northern Mariana Islands, especially when it comes to a direct hit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olafminesaw Posted Tuesday at 03:21 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 03:21 PM 9 hours ago, Sydney Claridge said: The eyewall should start hitting land within the next two hours or so. This is one dangerous storm. I wonder how good typhoon preparedness is in the Northern Mariana Islands, especially when it comes to a direct hit? The Mariana islands gets just about as many high end typhoons as anywhere else I nthe world. Saipan took a direct hit from a cat 5 back in 2018. I am guessing that Saipan didn't get much above cat 2 winds from this, with maybe some higher gusts. Good timing with the ERC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick05 Posted Tuesday at 04:35 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 04:35 PM SPN reports had a couple hours of missing wind data.. this was the highest I could find the last 12 hours METAR PGSN 141154Z AUTO 06071G113KT 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gallopinggertie Posted Wednesday at 04:10 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 04:10 PM The extreme wind warning had to keep getting renewed over Saipan and Tinian as the giant eyewall slowly made its way across the islands. So while Sinlaku was weaker than Yutu, it was still plenty strong (cat 4 equivalent) and a very long-duration wind event. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago On 4/14/2026 at 4:35 PM, patrick05 said: SPN reports had a couple hours of missing wind data.. this was the highest I could find the last 12 hours METAR PGSN 141154Z AUTO 06071G113KT I heard that a couple of days ago. SUPER Typhoon in April? Are the sea temperatures high enough for that? The temperatures are at a minimum in March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gallopinggertie Posted 11 hours ago Share Posted 11 hours ago Wikipedia has the following up on Sinlaku’s article, based on sources like the Red Cross. It sounds bad. ” Sinlaku caused catastrophic destruction across the Northern Mariana Islands, particularly on Saipan and Tinian. With sustained winds reaching 150 mph (240 km/h), the storm demolished numerous wooden and tin-roofed homes and caused significant roof failures in commercial buildings.[36] The entire electrical grid on both islands collapsed, and toppled communication towers left residents without mobile or internet services for an extended period.[37] The storm's slow movement across the archipelago resulted in intense rainfall—exceeding 20 inches (51 cm) in some areas—and severe flash flooding.[38] In residential districts, winds were powerful enough to flip vehicles and stack them on top of one another, while many concrete homes suffered from water seepage through every crevice. Critical facilities, including Northern Marianas College, faced fresh setbacks as buildings still being repaired from previous storms were battered again.[39]” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago I heard that a couple of days ago. SUPER Typhoon in April? Are the sea temperatures high enough for that? The temperatures are at a minimum in March.Surface temps weren’t that impressive 28/29c but OHC was high enough as warm water extended deep. It also reached MPI as the atmospheric environment was exceptional.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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