Typhoon Nabi Threatens Park

Typhoon Nabi is headed for the Marianas Islands.  At the time of the report yesterday, the center of the typhoon was located 110 miles directly east of Saipan and was moving west at 14 mph. It was a Category I typhoon, with sustained winds around 75 mph and gusts to 100 mph. The eye was projected  to come within 30 miles south of the island of Saipan. The projected time of closest approach was 10 a.m. on August 31st, local time (5 p.m., August 30th, Pacfic Daylight Time).  The commonwealth government had already declared Typhoon Condition 1.  The low pressure system was only identified two days ago and rapidly formed into a typhoon, catching many people by surprise.