[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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SUPER TYPHOON CHABA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
5 PM GUAM LST MON AUG 23 2004

...WARNINGS CANCELED FOR ALL THE MARIANAS...

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
THE TYPHOON WARNING FOR GUAM...ROTA...TINIAN...SAIPAN AND AGRIHAN
WAS CANCELED AT 4 PM GUAM LST.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 PM GUAM LST..0600Z..THE CENTER OF SUPER TYPHOON CHABA WAS
LOCATED BY RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 15.6 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE
142.9 DEGREES EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 195 MILES NORTHWEST OF GUAM
                                  185 MILES NORTHWEST OF ROTA
                                  185 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF TINIAN
                                  190 MILES WEST OF SAIPAN
                                  245 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALAMAGAN
                                  260 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PAGAN
                                  290 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AGRIHAN.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 180 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 220 MPH. SUPER
TYPHOON CHABA IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH.

...GUAM..ROTA..TINIAN...SAIPAN AND AGRIHAN...
GUAM CIVIL DEFENSE AND THE SAIPAN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE
HAVE DECLARED CONDITION OF READINESS 4.

...WIND INFORMATION...
WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL SUBSIDE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
THIS EVENING. WIND OBSERVATIONS FROM AROUND THE MARIANAS INDICATE
THIS DECREASING TREND IN WINDS. WINDS IN THE NORTHERN CNMI WILL
SUBSIDE MORE SLOWLY. AT 4 PM...THE AUTOMATED REPORTING STATION ON
PAGAN REPORTED A PEAK GUST OF 59 MPH.

...COASTAL INUNDATION AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF 17 TO 19 FEET IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
SEVERE RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR INSIDE THE REEFS. INUNDATION OF 3 TO
5 FEET WILL CONTINUE IN WESTERN AND SOUTHERN COASTAL AREAS THIS
EVENING. THESE CONDITIONS ARE STILL CONSIDERED DANGEROUS AND BOTH
RESIDENTS AND BEACHGOERS ARE URGED TO AVOID VENTURING NEAR THE REEF
LINES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT.
RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOW SCATTERED SHOWERS WELL TO THE
SOUTHWEST OF THE MARIANAS BUT APPROACHING.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE FINAL LOCAL STATEMENT UNLESS CONDITIONS CHANGE. A
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED LATER THIS EVENING TO
ADDRESS ADDITIONAL WEATHER EXPECTED TONIGHT. 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).

$$
MILLER/MA/MCELROY



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