[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

[Nashville EMWIN]

WTPQ82 PGUM 230314
HLSPQ2
GUZ001-002-003-004-230500-
SUPER TYPHOON CHABA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
1 PM GUAM LST MON AUG 23 2004

...SUPER TYPHOON CHABA MOVING STEADILY 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 1 PM GUAM LST..0300Z..THE CENTER OF SUPER TYPHOON CHABA WAS
LOCATED BY RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 15.3 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE
143.1 DEGREES EAST.
THIS IS ABOUT 170 MILES NORTHWEST OF GUAM
              165 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF ROTA
              170 MILES WEST OF TINIAN
              175 MILES WEST OF SAIPAN
              250 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALAMAGAN
              265 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PAGAN
              295 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AGRIHAN.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 180 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 220 MPH. SUPER
TYPHOON CHABA IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH.

...GUAM...
GUAM IS IN CONDITION OF READINESS 1. STAY IN SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS SUBSIDE AND CIVIL DEFENSE GIVES THE ALL-CLEAR.

...WIND INFORMATION...
WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL SUBSIDE TO 30 TO 40 MPH
LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE GRADUALLY DECREASING BUT WIND
REPORTS AROUND THE ISLAND STILL INDICATE GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.
THE AUTOMATED STATION AT MANGILAO REPORTED A PEAK GUST OF 62 MPH AT
NOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION AND COASTAL INUNDATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF 17 TO 19 FEET IS EXPECTED. SEVERE RIP CURRENTS WILL
OCCUR INSIDE THE REEFS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH CHABA IS NOW MOSTLY WEST OF THE ISLAND...BUT AN
OUTER RAINBAND EAST OF GUAM MAY BRING AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF
RAIN THIS EVENING...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 AND SAIPAN
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE GIVES THE ALL-CLEAR.

...WIND INFORMATION...
WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL SUBSIDE TO 30 TO 40 MPH
LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE AUTOMATED STATION AT ROTA REPORTED A PEAK
GUST OF 55 MPH AT NOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION AND COASTAL INUNDATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF 21 TO 23 FEET WILL GRADUALLY 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...
RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH CHABA IS NOW MOSTLY WEST OF THE ISLANDS...BUT
AN OUTER RAINBAND TO THE EAST MAY BRING AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES
OF RAIN THIS EVENING...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 THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE AUTOMATED STATION AT PAGAN REPORTED
GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT NOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
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 3 PM 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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MILLER/MA



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