[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ82 PGUM 221254
HLSPQ2
GUZ001-002-003-004-221500-
TYPHOON CHABA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
11 PM GUAM LST SUN AUG 22 2004

...EYEWALL OF TYPHOON CHABA POUNDING ROTA...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF THE
MARIANA ISLANDS.

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

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM GUAM LST..13Z..THE CENTER OF TYPHOON CHABA WAS LOCATED BY
RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 14.4 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 145.5 DEGREES
EAST.
THIS IS ABOUT 85 MILES NORTHEAST OF GUAM
              30 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF ROTA
              40 MILES SOUTH OF TINIAN
              50 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF SAIPAN
             230 MILES SOUTH OF ALAMAGAN
             255 MILES SOUTH OF PAGAN
             305 MILES SOUTH OF AGRIHAN.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 120 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 150 MPH. TYPHOON
CHABA IS MOVING WEST AT 9 MPH.

...GUAM...
GUAM IS IN CONDITION OF READINESS 1. STAY IN SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS SUBSIDE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING WEST WINDS AT 55 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BEFORE SUBSIDING ON MONDAY. WINDS MAY BE HIGHER
DEPENDING ON THE EXACT POSITION OF THE EYEWALL. PEAK WIND AT THE
GUAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 10 PM WAS 58 MPH. ANDERSEN AFB
REPORTED GUST TO 75 MPH AND NAVAL STATION REPORTED GUST TO 58 MPH.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION AND COASTAL INUNDATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF 17 TO 19 FEET IS EXPECTED. SEVERE RIP CURRENTS
WILL OCCUR INSIDE THE REEFS. INUNDATION OF 5 TO 6 FEET IS EXPECTED
ON SOUTHERN CLOCKWISE THROUGH NORTHEASTERN COASTAL AREAS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
UP TO 15 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. MUDSLIDES ARE
POSSIBLE. EVACUATE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NECESSARY.

...ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN...
ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN ARE IN CONDITION OF READINESS 1. THIS IS A
VERY DANGEROUS TYPHOON. STAY IN SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS SUBSIDE.

RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS THE EYE OF THE TYPHOON HEADING PASSING THROUGH
THE TINIAN CHANNEL. THE STRONGEST PART OF THE TYPHOON...THE
EYEWALL...REMAINS OVER ROTA.  ALTHOUGH TINIAN AND SAIPAN REMAIN ON
THE FRINGE OF THE NORTHERN EYEWALL...A SLIGHT CHANGE IN THE TRACK
MAY BRING STRONGER WINDS OVER THOSE ISLANDS. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS
OVER THE ISLANDS WILL LAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS. IN THE EVENT OF AN EYE
PASSAGE WHERE WINDS MAY BECOME VERY LIGHT...RESIDENTS MUST REMAIN IN
SHELTER.  IT WILL BE ONLY A MATTER OF MINUTES TO TENS OF MINUTES
WHEN WINDS WILL RAPIDLY PICK UP FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TYPHOON FORCE WINDS 100 TO 110 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 140 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. A PEAK WIND OF 132 MPH AT THE ROTA AIRPORT WAS REPORTED AT
10 PM BY THE AUTOMATED WEATHER STATION. SAIPAN AIRPORT REPORTED
GUSTS TO 69 MPH.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION AND COASTAL INUNDATION...
STORM SURGE 8 TO 11 FEET IS EXPECTED. HAZARDOUS SURF REACHING 23 TO
25 FEET. SEVERE RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR INSIDE THE REEFS.
INUNDATION OF COASTAL AREAS IS EXPECTED.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
UP TO 15 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. MUDSLIDES ARE
POSSIBLE. EVACUATE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NECESSARY.

...AGRIHAN...
AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN ARE IN CONDITION OF READINESS 2. ALL
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES SHOULD BE COMPLETED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO 50 MPH TONIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDING ON MONDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF WILL INCREASE TO 17 TO 19 FEET.

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

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 1 AM LST MONDAY 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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MILLER/GUARD/MCELROY/STANKO/BUNKER



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