Tropical Cyclone Public Advisory
WTPQ32 PGUM 211547
TCPPQ2

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TYPHOON CHABA ADVISORY NUMBER 12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
2 AM GUAM LST SUN AUG 22 2004


INTENSIFYING TYPHOON CHABA STILL HEADING TOWARD THE MARIANAS

A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM..ROTA..TINIAN..SAIPAN
AND AGRIHAN.

RESIDENTS OF THE MARIANA ISLANDS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS
OF TYPHOON CHABA...AS UNCERTAINTY REMAINS IN THE TRACK AND INTENSITY
FORECASTS OF THE TYPHOON.

AT 1 AM GUAM LST..1500Z..THE CENTER OF TYPHOON CHABA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 14.2 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 149.6 DEGREES EAST.
THIS IS ABOUT 330 MILES EAST OF GUAM
295 MILES EAST OF ROTA
270 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF TINIAN
265 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN
345 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALAMAGAN
370 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PAGAN
410 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AGRIHAN.

TYPHOON CHABA IS MOVING WEST AT 16 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...WITH A SLOW TURN TO
THE WEST-NORTHWEST. THIS TRACK WOULD BRING CHABA NEAR SAIPAN EARLY
SUNDAY EVENING.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 85 MPH. TYPHOON CHABA IS EXPECTED TO
INTENSIFY. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES FROM
THE CENTER. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 160
MILES FROM THE CENTER.

REPEATING THE 1 AM POSITION...14.2 DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE AND 149.6
DEGREES EAST LONGITUDE MOVING WEST AT 16 MPH WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 85 MPH.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA REFER TO TYPHOON CHABA
LOCAL STATEMENT /WTPQ82 PGUM/ AND OTHER PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR
LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 5 AM GUAM LST...FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY
AT 8 AM.

MIDDLEBROOKE

National Weather Service
Generated 1712 UTC, Saturday, Aug 21, 2004
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