[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

[Nashville EMWIN]

WTPQ82 PGUM 221904
HLSPQ2
GUZ001-002-003-004-222100-
TYPHOON CHABA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
5 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 5 AM GUAM LST..19Z..THE CENTER OF TYPHOON CHABA WAS LOCATED BY
RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 15.1 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 144.5 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 115 MILES NORTH OF GUAM
                     85 MILES NORTHWEST OF ROTA
                     75 MILES WEST OF TINIAN
                     80 MILES WEST OF SAIPAN
                    200 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ALAMAGAN
                    225 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PAGAN
                    270 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF AGRIHAN.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 145 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 175 MPH. TYPHOON
CHABA IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 16 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 DURING THE MORNING. PEAK WIND AT THE GUAM
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 4 AM WAS 66 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 2 TO 4 FEET IS EXPECTED ON
SOUTHERN COASTAL AREAS TODAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE LIKELY TODAY...WITH LOCAL
FLOODING POSSIBLE.

...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 DURING THE MORNING. A PEAK WIND OF 108 MPH WAS
REPORTED BY THE AUTOMATED WEATHER STATION AT ROTA AIRPORT AT 4 AM.
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...
HAZARDOUS SURF REACHING 23 TO 25 FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO 17 TO 19 FEET
BY AFTERNOON. SEVERE RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR INSIDE THE REEFS.
INUNDATION OF 3 TO 5 FEET IS EXPECTED IN WESTERN AND SOUTHERN
COASTAL AREAS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH LOCAL
FLOODING POSSIBLE.

...AGRIHAN...
AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN REMAIN IN CONDITION OF READINESS 2.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL SLOWLY
SUBSIDE AFTER SUNRISE. THE AUTOMATED STATION AT PAGAN REPORTED GUSTS
TO 52 MPH AT 3 AM...AND 44 MPH AT 4 AM.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF AT 17 TO 19 FEET THROUGH THE DAY.

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

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 7 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).

$$
MIDDLEBROOKE




This weather bulletin was brought to you by:
www.nashvilleweather.net