[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ82 PGUM 222106
HLSPQ2
GUZ001-002-003-004-222300-
SUPER TYPHOON CHABA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
7 AM GUAM LST MON AUG 23 2004

...SUPER 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 7 AM GUAM LST..21Z..THE CENTER OF SUPER TYPHOON CHABA WAS LOCATED
BY RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 15.2 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 144.0
DEGREES EAST.
THIS IS ABOUT 130 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF GUAM
              110 MILES NORTHWEST OF ROTA
              110 MILES WEST OF TINIAN
              115 MILES WEST OF SAIPAN
              215 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALAMAGAN
              235 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PAGAN
              275 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF AGRIHAN.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 180 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 220 MPH. SUPER
TYPHOON CHABA IS MOVING WEST AT 17 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 TOWARD LATE MORNING. PEAK WIND AT THE GUAM
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 6 AM WAS 59 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. 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 102 MPH WAS
REPORTED BY THE AUTOMATED WEATHER STATION AT ROTA AIRPORT AT 7 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
LATE THIS MORNING.

...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 47 MPH AT 7 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 9 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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