[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

UPDATED TO ADD SECTION FOR AGRIHAN AND UPDATE POSITION

...TYPHOON CHABA INTENSIFYING AS IT APPROACHES THE MARIANAS...

...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.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 AM GUAM LST..1800Z..THE CENTER OF TYPHOON CHABA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 14.4 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 148.8 DEGREES EAST.
THIS IS ABOUT 280 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF GUAM
              240 MILES EAST OF ROTA
              215 MILES EAST OF TINIAN
              210 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN
              300 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALAMAGAN
              325 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PAGAN
              365 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AGRIHAN.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 85 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 105 MPH. TYPHOON
CHABA IS MOVING WEST AT 16 MPH.

...GUAM...
GUAM REMAINS IN CONDITION OF READINESS 2. PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES
SHOULD BE COMPLETED THIS MORNING. MOVE BOATS TO SAFE HAVEN. GUAM
CIVIL DEFENSE ENCOURAGES ALL EXPECTANT MOTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN
PREGNANT FOR AT LEAST 36 WEEKS 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.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUST TO 45 MPH WILL ARRIVE
THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 MPH TONIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDING
ON MONDAY. WINDS MAY BE HIGHER 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 TODAY WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 17 FEET
TONIGHT AND MONDAY. SEVERE RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR INSIDE THE REEFS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
5 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TODAY
THROUGH MONDAY.

...ROTA...
ROTA REMAINS IN CONDITION OF READINESS 2. PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES
SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. MOVE BOATS TO
SAFE HAVEN.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 45 TO 50 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME WEST AT 50 TO 60 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH THIS EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING ON MONDAY. EVEN
STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE 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 TODAY WILL INCREASE TO 18 TO 21 FEET
TONIGHT AND MONDAY. SEVERE RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR INSIDE THE REEFS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
5 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TODAY
THROUGH MONDAY.

...TINIAN AND SAIPAN...
TINIAN AND SAIPAN REMAIN IN CONDITION OF READINESS 2. ALL PROTECTIVE
MEASURES SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MOVE BOATS TO SAFE
HAVEN. THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK BRINGS THE EYE OF TYPHOON CHABA
OVER SAIPAN EARLY THIS EVENING.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL WILL INCREASE TO 55 TO 65 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON...AND REACH 85 TO 95 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 100 MPH AS
THE EYE PASSES THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE AFTER EYE
PASSAGE...BUT WILL REMAIN AT DAMAGING LEVELS INTO MONDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 5 FEET IS EXPECTED AS THE TYPHOON PASSES THIS
EVENING. HAZARDOUS SURF AT 12 TO 14 FEET TODAY WILL INCREASE TO 20
TO 24 FEET TONIGHT AND MONDAY. SEVERE RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR INSIDE
THE REEFS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
6 TO 9 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TODAY
THROUGH MONDAY.

...AGRIHAN...
AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN ARE IN CONDITION OF READINESS 2. ALL
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE THIS
MORNING. THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK BRINGS THE EYE OF TYPHOON CHABA
OVER SAIPAN EARLY THIS EVENING.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON
AND REACH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO 50 MPH TONIGHT BEFORE
SUBSIDING ON MONDAY. TYPHOON-FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING
IF CHABA DEVIATES NORTH OF ITS CURRENT FORECAST TRACK.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF AT 12 TO 14 FEET TODAY WILL INCREASE TO 18 TO 21 FEET
TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TODAY
THROUGH MONDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 9 AM LST THIS 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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