20040822

HURRICANE STATEMENT

TYPHOON CHABA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
11 PM GUAM LST SUN AUG 22 2004

...EYEWALL OF TYPHOON CHABA POUNDING ROTA...

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

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

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM GUAM LST..13Z..THE CENTER OF TYPHOON CHABA WAS LOCATED BY
RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 14.4 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 145.5 DEGREES
EAST.
THIS IS ABOUT 85 MILES NORTHEAST OF GUAM
30 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF ROTA
40 MILES SOUTH OF TINIAN
50 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF SAIPAN
230 MILES SOUTH OF ALAMAGAN
255 MILES SOUTH OF PAGAN
305 MILES SOUTH OF AGRIHAN.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 120 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 150 MPH. TYPHOON
CHABA IS MOVING WEST AT 9 MPH.