HURRICANE STATEMENT

TYPHOON CHABA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
12 AM GUAM LST SUN AUG 22 2004

...TYPHOON CHABA MAINTAINS WESTWARD MOTION AS IT INTENSIFIES...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF THE
MARIANA ISLANDS. PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE
ONSET OF DAMAGING WINDS.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM...ROTA...TINIAN...SAIPAN AND
AGRIHAN OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 PM GUAM LST..1200Z..THE CENTER OF TYPHOON CHABA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 14.1 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 150.3 DEGREES EAST.
THIS IS ABOUT 375 MILES EAST OF GUAM
340 MILES EAST OF ROTA
320 MILES EAST OF TINIAN
315 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN
385 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALAMAGAN
405 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PAGAN
445 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AGRIHAN.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 80 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 100 MPH. TYPHOON
CHABA IS MOVING WEST AT 12 MPH.

...GUAM...
GUAM REMAINS IN CONDITION OF READINESS 2. RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO FINALIZE ALL PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES BY MORNING. CIVIL
DEFENSE ENCOURAGES ALL EXPECTANT MOTHERS WHO HAVE AT LEAST 36 WEEKS
OF GESTATION AND ALL HIGH-RISK EXPECTANT MOTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN
PREGNANT AT LEAST SEVEN MONTHS TO REPORT TO THE GUAM MEMORIAL
HOSPITAL AT 9 AM SUNDAY. MOVE BOATS TO SAFE HAVEN.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUST TO 45 MPH WILL ARRIVE
SUNDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY. WINDS MAY FURTHER INCREASE TO
TYPHOON STRENGTH LATE SUNDAY AND MONDAY IF THE EXPECTED TURN TOWARD
THE NORTHWEST DOES NOT MATERIALIZE AND TYPHOON CHABA INTENSIFIES
MORE RAPIDLY THAN FORECAST.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF AT 10 TO 12 FEET ON SUNDAY WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 17
FEET SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. SEVERE RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR INSIDE
THE REEFS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
5 TO 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.