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JIC Release No. 12 - Typhoon Mawar Update; Emergency Shelters Open at 8 A.M.

Officials continue to monitor Typhoon Mawar as it makes its gradual approach toward the Marianas. As of 4 a.m., Mawar was located 10.6 degrees north latitude and 146.9 degrees east longitude, about 245 miles southeast of Guam and 320 miles south-southeast of Saipan. It is moving north-northwest at 7 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. 

 
   

JIC RELEASE NO. 6 - Typhoon Mawar Update; Governor Leon Guerrero Signs Executive Order No. 2023-02; DPW Update; DPHSS Update; GBHWC Information; GAA Closed

Officials continue to monitor what is now Typhoon Mawar, which has strengthened to typhoon status overnight. As of 5 a.m., Mawar was located 8.5 degrees north latitude and 148.1 degrees east longitude, about 265 miles west-northwest of Chuuk, 410 miles south-southeast of Guam, and 485 miles south-southeast of Saipan. It is moving north-northwest at 8 mph with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph. 

 
   

JIC Release No. 5 - Guam in COR 2; School Updates; Shelter Information will be Provided Tomorrow; Guam Legislature Closed; Judicial Court Closed; GSWA Update; Healthcare Updates

Governor Lou Leon Guerrero has placed Guam in Condition of Readiness (COR) 2 at 8 p.m. this evening. At COR2, the Government of Guam, with the exception of essential services, will not be operational and will remain closed until COR 4 is announced. 
   

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