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TYPHOON NOCK-TEN LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 AM GUAM LST WED OCT 20 2004

...TYPHOON NOCK-TEN MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF GUAM..
ROTA..TINIAN AND SAIPAN IN THE MARIANA ISLANDS AND THE ISLANDS OF
FAIS..ULITHI AND FARAULEP IN YAP STATE.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR WOLEAI AND SATAWAL OF YAP STATE HAS
BEEN DISCONTINUED.

A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN CONJUNCTION WITH A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT FOR ROTA...AND FOR FARAULEP ISLAND OF YAP STATE.

A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FAIS AND ULITHI OF YAP
STATE.

...STORM INFORMATION...
TYPHOON NOCK-TEN IS A CATEGORY 2 TYPHOON WHICH IS SIMILAR IN
INTENSITY TO TYPHOON CHATA'AN OF 2002. WE ARE NOT EXPECTING A DIRECT
HIT FROM NOCK-TEN ON ANY OF THE ISLANDS...HOWEVER A SUDDEN CHANGE IN
TRACK COULD BRING WORSE CONDITIONS THAN FORECAST. IT IS IMPERATIVE
THAT RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF NOCK-TEN AND
FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS UNTIL THE
TYPHOON HAS PASSED THE ISLANDS.

AT 9 AM GUAM LST..2300Z..DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THE CENTER OF TYPHOON
NOCK-TEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.7 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE
145.3 DEGREES EAST...OR ABOUT 190 MILES SOUTH OF GUAM
                              240 MILES SOUTH OF ROTA
                              300 MILES SOUTH OF TINIAN AND SAIPAN
                              150 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF FARAULEP
                              330 MILES EAST OF FAIS
                              390 MILES EAST OF ULITHI

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 105 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. TYPHOON
NOCK-TEN IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH.

...SATAWAL...WOLEAI AND SURROUNDING ISLANDS...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. FOR SATAWAL...
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL SLOWLY
DECREASE TODAY. FOR WOLEAI...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 35 MPH WILL SLOWLY DECREASE TODAY.

...GUAM...
GUAM REMAINS IN CONDITION OF READINESS 1. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN
IN PORT. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS RECEIVED FROM GUAM CIVIL DEFENSE. NINE
SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED AS EMERGENCY TYPHOON SHELTERS. THEY
ARE:

ORDOT CHALAN PAGO ELEMENTARY
GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
UPI ELEMENTARY
MACHANANAO ELEMENTARY
ASTUMBO ELEMENTARY
M A ULLOA ELEMENTARY
F B LEON GUERRERO MIDDLE SCHOOL
MERIZO ELEMENTARY
INARAJAN MIDDLE SCHOOL

THE GUAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY REPORTING THAT CONTINENTAL
AIRLINES HAS CANCELLED ALL INBOUND AND OUTBOUND FLIGHTS FROM SAIPAN.
JAPAN AIRLINES HAS ANNOUNCED THAT ALL OUTBOUND FLIGHTS HAVE BEEN
DELAYED.

COMPLETE PREPARATIONS BY EARLY AFTERNOON...INCLUDING STORAGE OF
WATER IN CASE OF OUTAGE...CLOSING TYPHOON SHUTTERS AND SECURING
OUTSIDE FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS IN YOUR YARD. THE ONSET OF
DAMAGING WINDS...39 MPH OR GREATER...SHOULD OCCUR BY 4 PM GUAM LST.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BECOMING EAST 30 TO 40 MPH BY LATE
AFTERNOON. TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
55 MPH WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SHIFT TO THE NORTH IN THE FORECAST TRACK OR
INCREASE IN INTENSITY COULD STILL BRING TYPHOON FORCE WINDS INTO THE
GUAM AREA.

...COASTAL INUNDATION AND SURF INFORMATION...
EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF 11 TO 13 FT TO INCREASE TO 14 TO 17 FT ON ALL
EXPOSURES THROUGH TONIGHT. SEVERE RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR INSIDE THE
REEFS. COASTAL INUNDATION AS HIGH AS 4 FT IS POSSIBLE ON WINDWARD
COASTLINES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. LOCAL
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

...ROTA...
ROTA IS IN TYPHOON CONDITION 1. LOOSE OUTSIDE OBJECTS SHOULD ALREADY
BE SECURED. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS
RECEIVED FROM THE SAIPAN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL TURN
SOUTHEAST TONIGHT. A CHANGE IN THE FORECAST TRACK OR INTENSITY COULD
BRING STRONGER WINDS INTO THE ROTA AREA.

...COASTAL INUNDATION AND SURF INFORMATION...
EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF 12 TO 14 FT ON ALL EXPOSURES THROUGH TONIGHT.
SEVERE RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR INSIDE THE REEFS. COASTAL INUNDATION
AS HIGH AS 3 FT IS POSSIBLE ON WINDWARD COASTLINES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

...FARAULEP AND SURROUNDING ISLANDS...
LOOSE OUTSIDE OBJECTS SHOULD ALREADY BE SECURED. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS RECEIVED FROM THE YAP EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BECOME WEST AND INCREASE TO 35
TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH TONIGHT. A CHANGE IN THE FORECAST
TRACK OR INTENSITY COULD BRING STRONGER WINDS INTO THE FARAULEP AREA.

...COASTAL INUNDATION AND SURF INFORMATION...
EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF OF 11 TO 13 FT ON ALL EXPOSURES THROUGH
TONIGHT. COASTAL INUNDATION AS HIGH AS 2 FT IS EXPECTED.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. LOCAL
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

...TINIAN AND SAIPAN...
TINIAN AND SAIPAN REMAIN IN TYPHOON CONDITION 3. RESIDENTS SHOULD
CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF TYPHOON NOCK-TEN.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL TURN SOUTHEAST
TONIGHT. A CHANGE IN THE FORECAST TRACK OR INTENSITY COULD BRING
STRONGER WINDS INTO THE SAIPAN AND TINIAN AREA.

...COASTAL INUNDATION AND SURF INFORMATION...
EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF 10 TO 12 FT ON ALL EXPOSURES THROUGH TONIGHT.
SEVERE RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR INSIDE THE REEFS. COASTAL INUNDATION
AS HIGH AS 1 FT IS POSSIBLE ON WINDWARD COASTLINES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. LOCAL
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

...FAIS...ULITHI AND SURROUNDING ISLANDS...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF
39 MPH OR MORE...ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY IF TYPHOON
NOCK-TEN KEEPS MOVING WESTWARD. SECURE LOOSE OUTSIDE OBJECTS...
INCLUDING SMALL BOATS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. FOLLOW
INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE YAP EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH TODAY MAY INCREASE TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING IF THE TYPHOON
TRACKS CLOSE TO FAIS AND ULITHI.

...COASTAL INUNDATION AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF 11 TO 13 FT IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT IF THE TYPHOON TRACKS
CLOSE TO FAIS AND ULITHI. COASTAL INUNDATION AS HIGH AS 2 FT IS
POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. LOCAL
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 11 AM GUAM LST. IN THE
MARIANA ISLANDS...STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR LISTEN TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO AT 162.40 MHZ ON GUAM AND ROTA AND 162.55 MHZ ON
TINIAN AND SAIPAN. VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.PRH.NOAA.GOV/GUAM
(ALL LOWER CASE). INTERESTS ON GUAM CAN CALL 811 FOR WEATHER
INFORMATION. IN YAP STATE...MONITOR HF RADIO FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION FROM THE YAP WEATHER OFFICE AND THE YAP EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

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MIDDLEBROOKE/HENDRICKS




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