21 Feb 2019

Typhoon Wutip forms in Micronesia; Guam on alert

7:44 pm on 21 February 2019
Tropical Storm Wutip tracking map from Guam's met service

Tropical Storm Wutip tracking map from Guam's met service Photo: WFO Guam

A tropical storm in Micronesia has been upgraded to a typhoon.

Typhoon Wutip currently has sustained winds of 120 kilometres an hour as it makes its way through Federated States of Micronesia.

It's forecast to pass close to Guam early on Sunday, where strong winds and torrential rain are forecast.

Further north, the lower Northern Marianas are expected to cop the outer edge of the storm.

Those islands are still reeling from Super Typhoon Yutu, which devastated the territory at the end of 2018.