Weather Confusion? Here’s Chip with everything in 60 Seconds. Oh, and Vongfong is now a Typhoon!
...TYPHOON VONGFONG STILL HEADING TOWARDS THE MARIANAS...
BULLETIN TYPHOON VONGFONG INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 7A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP192014 1100 PM CHST SAT OCT 4 2014 ...TYPHOON VONGFONG STILL HEADING TOWARDS THE MARIANAS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM...ROTA...TINIAN ...SAIPAN AND INCLUDING THEIR COASTAL WATERS. SUMMARY OF 1000 PM CHST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...11.5N 153.2E ABOUT 290 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF CHUUK ABOUT 560 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF TINIAN AND SAIPAN ABOUT 570 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ROTA AND ABOUT 585 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST...300 DEGREES AT 16 MPH DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- AT 1000 PM CHST...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON VONGFONG WAS LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 11.5 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 153.2 DEGREES EAST. VONGFONG IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 16 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. THE FORECAST TRACK WOULD BRING VONGFONG THROUGH THE SOUTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS AROUND NOON ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 75 MPH. VONGFONG IS STILL EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL BE ISSUED AT 200 AM CHST SUNDAY MORNING FOLLOWED BY AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY AT 500 AM CHST. $$ ZIOBRO
…TYPHOON VONGFONG STILL HEADING TOWARDS THE MARIANAS……VONGFONG BECOMES A TYPHOON…NWS 8pm Update
A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM…ROTA…TINIAN…SAIPAN AND INCLUDING THEIR COASTAL WATERS.
Guam: Chip Guard of the National Weather Service says getting the word out early is the key to saving iives. We want to help by making the weather information as easy as possible. Give us 60 seconds, and you’ll have all the basics.
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BULLETIN TYPHOON VONGFONG ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP192014 800 PM CHST SAT OCT 4 2014 ...VONGFONG BECOMES A TYPHOON... WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM...ROTA...TINIAN ...SAIPAN AND INCLUDING THEIR COASTAL WATERS. SUMMARY OF 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...10.7N 153.3E ABOUT 240 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF CHUUK ABOUT 595 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF TINIAN AND SAIPAN ABOUT 595 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ROTA AND ABOUT 610 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST...300 DEGREES AT 16 MPH DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- AT 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON VONGFONG WAS LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 10.7 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 153.3 DEGREES EAST. VONGFONG IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 16 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. THE FORECAST TRACK WOULD BRING VONGFONG THROUGH THE SOUTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS AROUND NOON ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 75 MPH. VONGFONG IS STILL EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 1100 PM CHST TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY AT 200 AM CHST SUNDAY MORNING. $$ ZIOBRO
