[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ82 PGUM 221709
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GUZ001-002-003-004-221900-
TYPHOON CHABA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
3 AM GUAM LST MON AUG 23 2004

...TYPHOON CHABA MOVING AWAY FROM THE MARIANAS...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF THE
MARIANA ISLANDS.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM...ROTA...TINIAN...
SAIPAN AND AGRIHAN.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 3 AM GUAM LST..17Z..THE CENTER OF TYPHOON CHABA WAS LOCATED BY
RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 14.9 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 144.9 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 100 MILES NORTH OF GUAM
                     60 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF ROTA
                     50 MILES WEST OF TINIAN
                     60 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF SAIPAN
                    205 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ALAMAGAN
                    230 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PAGAN
                    275 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF AGRIHAN.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 145 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 175 MPH. TYPHOON
CHABA IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH.

...GUAM...
GUAM IS IN CONDITION OF READINESS 1. STAY IN SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS SUBSIDE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL
SUBSIDE TO 30 TO 45 MPH AFTER SUNRISE. PEAK WIND AT THE GUAM
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 2 AM WAS 58 MPH. THE AUTOMATED STATION AT
MANGILAO REGISTERED A GUST OF 72 MPH.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION AND COASTAL INUNDATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF 17 TO 19 FEET IS EXPECTED. SEVERE RIP CURRENTS WILL
OCCUR INSIDE THE REEFS. INUNDATION OF 5 TO 6 FEET IS EXPECTED ON
SOUTHERN CLOCKWISE THROUGH NORTHEASTERN COASTAL AREAS OVERNIGHT.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED TODAY. FLOODING OF
LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. MUDSLIDES ARE
POSSIBLE. EVACUATE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NECESSARY.

...ROTA..TINIAN AND SAIPAN...
ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN ARE IN CONDITION OF READINESS 1. THIS IS A
VERY DANGEROUS TYPHOON. STAY IN SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS SUBSIDE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TYPHOON-FORCE WINDS 80 TO 100 MPH WILL SUBSIDE TO 50 TO 60 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 70 MPH BY SUNRISE. A PEAK WIND OF 117 MPH AT THE ROTA
AIRPORT WAS REPORTED AT 3 AM BY THE AUTOMATED WEATHER STATION.
TINIAN AND SAIPAN WILL HAVE TYPHOON-FORCE WINDS AT 70 TO 80 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 90 MPH...SUBSIDING TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
AFTER SUNRISE.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION AND COASTAL INUNDATION...
STORM SURGE 8 TO 11 FEET IS EXPECTED...WITH HAZARDOUS SURF REACHING
23 TO 25 FEET. SEVERE RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR INSIDE THE REEFS.
INUNDATION OF 5 TO 7 FEET IS EXPECTED IN COASTAL AREAS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED TODAY. FLOODING OF
LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. MUDSLIDES ARE
POSSIBLE. EVACUATE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NECESSARY.

...AGRIHAN...
AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN ARE IN CONDITION OF READINESS 2. ALL
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES SHOULD BE COMPLETED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED
BEFORE SUBSIDING AFTER SUNRISE. THE AUTOMATED STATION AT PAGAN
REPORTED GUSTS TO 41 MPH AT 2 AM.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF WILL INCREASE TO 17 TO 19 FEET.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
AN INCH OR LESS OF RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 5 AM LST 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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MIDDLEBROOKE




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