[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

[Nashville EMWIN]

WTPQ82 PGUM 200503
HLSPQ2
GUZ003-004-PMZ153-154-201100-
TROPICAL STORM CHABA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
3 PM LST FRI AUG 20 2004

...A TYPHOON WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR TINIAN...SAIPAN AND
AGRIHAN...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF
TINIAN...SAIPAN...AGRIHAN...ALAMAGAN AND PAGAN.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR TINIAN...SAIPAN AND AGRIHAN OF
THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 PM LST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHABA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 13.8 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 157.5 DEGREES
EAST...OR ABOUT 790 MILES EAST OF SAIPAN...795 MILES EAST OF
TINIAN...815 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ALAMAGAN...835 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PAGAN AND 855 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF AGRIHAN.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. TROPICAL
STORM CHABA IS MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH. TROPICAL STORM CHABA
IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY...LIKELY BECOMING A TYPHOON TONIGHT.
DAMAGING WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 100 MILES FROM THE CENTER.

...SAIPAN...TINIAN...AGRIHAN...ALAMAGAN AND PAGAN...
TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. BE SURE
YOUR DISASTER KITS ARE WELL STOCKED. CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY STILL
EXISTS IN THE FORECAST TRACK OF TROPICAL STORM CHABA. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR OFFICIAL SOURCES FOR STORM INFORMATION...INCLUDING SAIPAN
EMO AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY WILL TURN NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO
25 TO 35 MPH SUNDAY...WITH FURTHER INCREASES TO TYPHOON INTENSITY
POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK AND
INTENSITY OF TROPICAL STORM CHABA.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN CLOCKWISE THROUGH WESTERN SHORES OF TINIAN AND
SAIPAN...SURF HEIGHTS HAZARDOUS 10 TO 12 FEET WILL GRADUALLY
INCREASE TO 12 TO 16 FEET SUNDAY. SEVERE RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR
INSIDE THE REEFS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
5 TO 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS NEXT SCHEDULED STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 9 PM LST.

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HENDRICKS/STANKO/GUARD




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