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WTPQ82 PGUM 200107
HLSPQ2
GUZ001-002-003-004-PMZ171-200300-
TYPHOON NOCK-TEN LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
11 AM GUAM LST WED OCT 20 2004

...TYPHOON NOCK-TEN MOVING STEADILY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD...

...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...

A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A TYPHOON WATCH REMAIN 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 ANTICIPATING 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 11 AM GUAM LST..0100Z...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THE CENTER OF
TYPHOON NOCK-TEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.9 DEGREES NORTH AND
LONGITUDE 144.9 DEGREES EAST...OR ABOUT 175 MILES SOUTH OF GUAM
                              220 MILES SOUTH OF ROTA
                              285 MILES SOUTH OF TINIAN
                              290 MILES SOUTH OF SAIPAN
                              160 MILES NORTH OF FARAULEP
                              310 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF FAIS
                              370 MILES EAST OF ULITHI

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

...GUAM...
GUAM REMAINS IN CONDITION OF READINESS 1. SMALL CRAFT 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 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REPORTS A TOTAL OF 1436 RESIDENTS ARE
HOUSED IN NINE DESIGNATED SCHOOL SHELTER SITES. RESIDENTS WHO NEED
TO REACH A DESIGNATED SHELTER SHOULD PROCEED TO THE NEAREST SHELTER
SITE IMMEDIATELY.

THE GUAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY REPORTED THAT CONTINENTAL
CONNECTION AND PACIFIC ISLAND AVIATION FLIGHTS TO AND FROM SAIPAN
AND ROTA ARE CANCELLED FOR TODAY. 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 BECOME EAST 30 TO 40 MPH BY LATE
AFTERNOON. TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH
WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 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 REMAIN IN PORT. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS RECEIVED
FROM THE SAIPAN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 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.

...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.

...FARAULEP AND SURROUNDING ISLANDS...
SMALL CRAFT REMAIN IN PORT. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS RECEIVED FROM THE
YAP EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH SHOULD DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY LATE
THIS AFTERNOON.

...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.

...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 1 PM 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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