[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TYPHOON CHABA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
12 AM GUAM LST SUN AUG 22 2004

...TYPHOON CHABA MAINTAINS WESTWARD MOTION AS IT INTENSIFIES...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF THE
MARIANA ISLANDS. PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE
ONSET OF DAMAGING WINDS.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM...ROTA...TINIAN...SAIPAN AND
AGRIHAN OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 PM GUAM LST..1200Z..THE CENTER OF TYPHOON CHABA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 14.1 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 150.3 DEGREES EAST.
THIS IS ABOUT 375 MILES EAST OF GUAM
              340 MILES EAST OF ROTA
              320 MILES EAST OF TINIAN
              315 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN
              385 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALAMAGAN
              405 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PAGAN
              445 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AGRIHAN.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 80 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 100 MPH. TYPHOON
CHABA IS MOVING WEST AT 12 MPH.

...GUAM...
GUAM REMAINS IN CONDITION OF READINESS 2. RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO FINALIZE ALL PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES BY MORNING. CIVIL
DEFENSE ENCOURAGES ALL EXPECTANT MOTHERS WHO HAVE AT LEAST 36 WEEKS
OF GESTATION AND ALL HIGH-RISK EXPECTANT MOTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN
PREGNANT AT LEAST SEVEN MONTHS TO REPORT TO THE GUAM MEMORIAL
HOSPITAL AT 9 AM SUNDAY. MOVE BOATS TO SAFE HAVEN.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUST TO 45 MPH WILL ARRIVE
SUNDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY. WINDS MAY FURTHER INCREASE TO
TYPHOON STRENGTH LATE SUNDAY AND MONDAY IF THE EXPECTED TURN TOWARD
THE NORTHWEST DOES NOT MATERIALIZE AND TYPHOON CHABA INTENSIFIES
MORE RAPIDLY THAN FORECAST.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF AT 10 TO 12 FEET ON SUNDAY WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 17
FEET SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. SEVERE RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR INSIDE
THE REEFS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
5 TO 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

...ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN...
ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN REMAIN IN CONDITION OF READINESS 2.
RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE TO FINALIZE ALL PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES BY
MORNING. MOVE BOATS TO SAFE HAVEN.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 45 TO 55 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME WESTERLY AT 60
TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH BY SUNDAY NIGHT. EVEN STRONGER WINDS
ARE POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY AND MONDAY IF THE EXPECTED TURN TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST DOES NOT MATERIALIZE AND TYPHOON CHABA INTENSIFIES MORE
RAPIDLY THAN FORECAST.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF AT 12 TO 14 FEET SUNDAY WILL INCREASE TO 18 TO 21
FEET SUNDAY NIGHT. SEVERE RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR INSIDE THE REEFS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
5 TO 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 3 AM LST SUNDAY MORNING
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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MCELROY/MILLER



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