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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TYPHOON CHOI-WAN LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
226 AM CHST WED SEP 16 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR SAIPAN NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN THE NORTHERN MARIANAS AND
SURROUNDING WATERS OUT TO 45 MILES.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR SAIPAN WAS CANCELLED AT 2 AM CHST.

A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AGRIHAN. TYPHOON CONDITIONS
ARE LIKELY THROUGH MID-MORNING.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.CORRECTED STORM INFORMATION...
AT 100 AM CHST...THE CENTER OF SUPER TYPHOON CHOI-WAN WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 18.2 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 144.7 DEGREES EAST.
THIS IS ABOUT 80 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF AGRIHAN...85 MILES WEST-
NORTHWEST OF ALAMAGAN AND 225 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF SAIPAN.
CHOI-WAN IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 155 MPH. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO
185 MILES FROM THE CENTER.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING AT AGRIHAN AND
ALAMAGAN AS THE SUPER TYPHOON MOVES FARTHER AWAY.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE UNTIL HIGH WINDS HAVE FULLY SUBSIDED AS
FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY.

MANY CASUALTIES OCCUR AFTER A STORM HAS PASSED. BE SMART AND USE
CAUTION. CONTINUE TO HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AS THEY
CONDUCT RECOVERY EFFORTS. MARINERS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST COASTAL
WATERS FORECAST BEFORE MAKING ANY DEFINITE PLANS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TIYAN AROUND 9 AM CHST.

GUZ004-PMZ154-151730-
/X.CAN.PGUM.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SAIPAN-SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS-
226 AM CHST WED SEP 16 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
AS SUPER TYPHOON CHOI-WAN MOVES FARTHER AWAY FROM THE NORTHERN
MARIANAS...DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED FOR SAIPAN AND
ITS COASTAL WATERS. A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
AGRIHAN. AGRIHAN AND ALAMAGAN REMAIN IN TYPHOON CONDITION OF
READINESS ONE.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL-STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT ALAMAGAN AND AGRIHAN
UNTIL ABOUT SUNRISE THIS MORNING AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH TODAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE THREAT OF STORM SURGE HAS PASSED FOR ALAMAGAN AND AGRIHAN.
SURF WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT 12 TO 16 FEET THIS MORNING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS STILL POSSIBLE FOR AGRIHAN AND ALAMAGAN.
THESE TWO ISLANDS COULD RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF
RAIN OVER THE NEXT 6 TO 12 HOURS UNTIL SUPER TYPHOON CHOI-WAN
COMPLETELY CLEARS THE AREA.

$$

MUNDELL




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