[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ82 PGUM 230509
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SUPER TYPHOON CHABA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
3 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 3 PM GUAM LST..0500Z..THE CENTER OF SUPER TYPHOON CHABA WAS
LOCATED BY RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 15.5 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE
143.0 DEGREES EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 185 MILES NORTHWEST OF GUAM
                                  175 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF ROTA
                                  180 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF TINIAN
                                  185 MILES WEST OF SAIPAN
                                  245 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALAMAGAN
                                  260 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PAGAN
                                  290 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AGRIHAN.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 180 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 220 MPH. SUPER
TYPHOON CHABA IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH.

...GUAM..ROTA..TINIAN AND SAIPAN...
GUAM REMAINS IN CONDITION OF READINESS 1. ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN
ARE ALSO IN CONDITION OF READINESS 1. STAY IN SAFE SHELTER UNTIL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS GIVE THE ALL-CLEAR.

...WIND INFORMATION...
WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL SUBSIDE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
LATER THIS EVENING. AT 2 PM...THE MANGILAO AND ROTA AIRPORT
AUTOMATED STATIONS REPORTED PEAK GUSTS OF 63 MPH AND 67 MPH
RESPECTIVELY.

...COASTAL INUNDATION AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF 17 TO 19 FEET IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
SEVERE RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR INSIDE THE REEFS. INUNDATION OF 3 TO
5 FEET WILL CONTINUE IN WESTERN AND SOUTHERN COASTAL AREA.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING.

...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 5 PM LST. 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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C MA



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