[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ82 PGUM 221504
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GUZ001-002-003-004-221700-
TYPHOON CHABA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
1 AM GUAM LST MON AUG 23 2004

...EYEWALL OF TYPHOON CHABA PULLING AWAY FROM ROTA...

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

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

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 AM GUAM LST..15Z..THE CENTER OF TYPHOON CHABA WAS LOCATED BY
RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 14.6 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 145.2 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 85 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF GUAM
                    35 MILES NORTH OF ROTA
                    40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TINIAN
                    50 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAIPAN
                   220 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ALAMAGAN
                   245 MILES SOUTH OF PAGAN
                   290 MILES SOUTH OF AGRIHAN.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 145 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 175 MPH. TYPHOON
CHABA IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH.

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

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BEFORE SUBSIDING ON MONDAY. PEAK WIND AT THE
GUAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT MIDNIGHT WAS 63 MPH. ANDERSEN AFB ALSO
REPORTED GUSTS TO 63 MPH...AND THE AUTOMATED STATION AT MANGILAO
REGISTERED A GUST OF 78 MPH AT 11 PM.

...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 OVERNIGHT.

...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 SHOWS THE EYE OF TYPHOON CHABA PASSING THROUGH THE TINIAN
CHANNEL. THE STRONGEST PART OF THE TYPHOON...THE EYEWALL...HAS MOVED
JUST NORTH OF ROTA. ALTHOUGH TINIAN AND SAIPAN REMAIN OUTSIDE THE
NORTHEASTERN EYEWALL...A NORTHWARD CHANGE IN THE TRACK COULD STILL
BRING STRONGER WINDS OVER THOSE ISLANDS. TYPHOON-FORCE WINDS OVER
THE ISLANDS WILL LAST FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TYPHOON-FORCE WINDS 100 TO 110 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 140 MPH ARE
EXPECTED ON ROTA. A PEAK WIND OF 135 MPH AT THE ROTA AIRPORT WAS
REPORTED AT MIDNIGHT BY THE AUTOMATED WEATHER STATION. TINIAN AND
SAIPAN WILL HAVE TYPHOON-FORCE WINDS AT 75 TO 90 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
100 MPH...SUBSIDING TOWARD MORNING. SAIPAN AIRPORT REPORTED GUSTS TO
69 MPH AT MIDNIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION AND COASTAL INUNDATION...
STORM SURGE 8 TO 11 FEET IS EXPECTED...WITH HAZARDOUS SURF REACHING
23 TO 25 FEET. SEVERE RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR INSIDE THE REEFS.
INUNDATION OF 5 TO 7 FEET IS EXPECTED IN COASTAL AREAS.

...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 30 TO 40 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED
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 3 AM LST 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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