[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TYPHOON CHABA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
1 PM GUAM LST SUN AUG 22 2004

...TYPHOON CHABA INTENSIFYING AS IT MOVES TOWARDS ROTA...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF THE
MARIANA ISLANDS. PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE
ONSET OF DAMAGING WINDS.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM...ROTA...TINIAN...SAIPAN AND
AGRIHAN.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1230 PM GUAM LST..0230Z..THE CENTER OF TYPHOON CHABA WAS LOCATED
BY RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 14.3 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 147.1
DEGREES EAST.
THIS IS ABOUT 170 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF GUAM
              130 MILES EAST OF ROTA
              110 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF TINIAN
              105 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN
              250 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ALAMAGAN
              275 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PAGAN
              325 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF AGRIHAN.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 105 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 125 MPH. TYPHOON
CHABA IS MOVING WEST TO WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.

...GUAM...
GUAM HAS BEEN PLACED IN CONDITION OF READINESS 1 AS OF 9 AM.
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MOVE
BOATS TO SAFE HAVEN. GUAM CIVIL DEFENSE ENCOURAGES ALL EXPECTANT
MOTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN PREGNANT FOR AT LEAST 36 WEEKS AND ALL
HIGH-RISK EXPECTANT MOTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN PREGNANT AT LEAST SEVEN
MONTHS TO REPORT TO THE GUAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS EMERGENCY SHELTERS
AND ARE NOW OPEN:

                 UPI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-DEDEDO
                 F.B. LEON GUERRERO MIDDLE SCHOOL-YIGO
                 MARIA ULLOA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-DEDEDO
                 GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL-MANGILAO
                 ORDOT/CHALAN PAGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
                 TALOFOFO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
                 INARAJAN MIDDLE SCHOOL

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUST TO 65 MPH THIS
EVENING WITH A FURTHER INCREASE TO TYPHOON FORCE OF 65 TO 75 MPH
WITH GUST TO 80 MPH BEFORE SUBSIDING ON MONDAY. WINDS MAY BE HIGHER
IF THE EXPECTED TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST DOES NOT MATERIALIZE AND
TYPHOON CHABA INTENSIFIES MORE RAPIDLY THAN FORECAST.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF AT 10 TO 12 FEET TODAY WILL INCREASE TO 17 TO 19 FEET
TONIGHT. SEVERE RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR INSIDE THE REEFS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
5 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TODAY
THROUGH MONDAY.

...ROTA...
ROTA HAS BEEN PLACED IN CONDITION OF READINESS 1 AS OF 8 AM.
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE THIS
MORNING. MOVE BOATS TO SAFE HAVEN. THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK
BRINGS THE EYE OF TYPHOON CHABA CLOSE TO ROTA EARLY THIS EVENING.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING NORTHWEST WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH INCREASING
TO TYPHOON FORCE OF 70 TO 80 MPH WITH GUST TO 90 MPH THIS EVENING
WITH A FURTHER INCREASE TO 100 TO 110 MPH WITH GUST TO 115 MPH NEAR
MIDNIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDING ON MONDAY. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE IF THE EXPECTED TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST DOES NOT
MATERIALIZE AND TYPHOON CHABA INTENSIFIES MORE RAPIDLY THAN FORECAST.


...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF AT 14 TO 16 FEET TODAY WILL INCREASE TO 23 TO 25 FEET
TONIGHT. SEVERE RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR INSIDE THE REEFS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
5 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TODAY
THROUGH MONDAY.

...TINIAN AND SAIPAN...
TINIAN AND SAIPAN HAS BEEN PLACED IN CONDITION OF READINESS 1 AS OF
8 AM. ALL PROTECTIVE MEASURES SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. MOVE BOATS TO SAFE HAVEN.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING NORTH WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH INCREASING
TO TYPHOON FORCE OF 70 TO 80 MPH WITH GUST TO 90 MPH THIS EVENING
WITH A FURTHER INCREASE TO 100 TO 110 MPH WITH GUST TO 115 MPH NEAR
AS THE EYE PASSES CLOSE BY LATER TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SLOWLY
SUBSIDE AFTER EYE PASSAGE...BUT WILL REMAIN AT DAMAGING LEVELS INTO
MONDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 5 FEET IS EXPECTED AS THE TYPHOON PASSES THIS
EVENING. HAZARDOUS SURF AT 12 TO 14 FEET TODAY WILL INCREASE TO 20
TO 21 FEET TONIGHT. SEVERE RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR INSIDE THE REEFS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
6 TO 9 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TODAY
THROUGH MONDAY.

...AGRIHAN...
AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN ARE IN CONDITION OF READINESS 2. ALL
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE THIS
MORNING. THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK BRINGS THE EYE OF TYPHOON CHABA
OVER SAIPAN EARLY THIS EVENING.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON
AND REACH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO 50 MPH TONIGHT BEFORE
SUBSIDING ON MONDAY. TYPHOON-FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING
IF CHABA DEVIATES NORTH OF ITS CURRENT FORECAST TRACK.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF AT 12 TO 14 FEET TODAY WILL INCREASE TO 17 TO 19 FEET
TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TODAY
THROUGH MONDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 1 AM LST THIS AFTERNOON
OR
SOONER IF NEEDED. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS FOR OFFICIAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BULLETINS. ON GUAM
AND ROTA...NOAA WEATHER RADIO IS BROADCAST AT 162.40 MHZ AND IS
AVAILABLE ON GUAM BY CALLING 811. ON TINIAN AND SAIPAN...LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO AT 162.55 MHZ. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GUAM
WEBSITE IS LOCATED AT HTTP://WWW.PRH.NOAA.GOV/GUAM (LOWER CASE).

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ZIOBRO




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