SAIPAN WEATHER UPDATE Monday, Dec. 9th 2002
12:45 p.m.
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SUPER TYPHOON PONGSONA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 25A...
CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
11 AM GUAM LST MON DEC 9 2002
CORRECTED TO CHANGE ADVISORY TYPE TO INTERMEDIATE. NO OTHER CHANGES.DANGEROUS SUPER TYPHOON PONGSONA JUST WEST OF THE MARIANAS AND HEADING NORTH NORTHWEST
THE TYPHOON WARNING FOR ANATAHAN HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.
A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AGRIHAN AND ALAMAGAN.
PONGSONA REMAINS A VERY DANGEROUS TROPICAL CYCLONE.
FOR RESIDENTS OF AGRIHAN AND ALAMAGAN...
PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY
SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.AT 11 AM GUAM LST...0100Z...SUPER TYPHOON PONGSONA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 16.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 143.8 DEGREES EAST...OR ABOUT 125
MILES WEST OF ANATAHAN. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT 200 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST
OF GUAM...170 MILES NORTHWEST OF ROTA...150 MILES NORTHWEST OF
TINIAN...150 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF SAIPAN...
160 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALAMAGAN...
AND 210 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AGRIHAN.PONGSONA IS MOVING NORTH NORTHWEST AT 11 MPH.
A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHEAST...
IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR THE CENTER ARE 150 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. PONGSONA IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.TYPHOON FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...
AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD
UP TO 200 MILES FROM THE CENTER.ON ITS PRESENT FORECAST COURSE...PONGSONA IS NEAR ITS CLOSEST POINT
OF APPROACH TO ANATAHAN. PONGSONA IS EXPECTED TO PASS ABOUT 130
MILES WEST OF ALAMAGAN TONIGHT...AND ABOUT 90 NORTHWEST OF AGRIHAN
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. REMEMBER THAT TRACK FORECASTS ARE SUBJECT TO
CHANGE AND EVERYONE IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
TYPHOON CONDITIONS.RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE CENTER
OF THE TRACK OF PONGSONA.REPEATING THE 11 AM POSITION...16.2 NORTH...143.8 EAST. MOVEMENT
TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHWEST AT 11 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...150
MPH.FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...
REFER TO SUPER TYPHOON PONGSONA LOCAL STATEMENTS...
WTPQ81 PGUM.THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 2 PM LST.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR SAIPAN
Current Conditions
Feels Like: 81 º Dewpoint: 77 º
Barometer: 29.41 in and falling Wind: E 44 mph
Humidity: 89% Sunrise: 6:34 am
Visibility: 6.00 mi Sunset: 5:48 pm
Local Forecast
Today: Windy with rain, heavy at times. High around 85F.
SSW winds at 40 to 60 mph, diminishing to 30 to 40 mph.
Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall possibly over two inches.Tonight: Rain and wind early...then remaining cloudy with showers
overnight. Low 78F. WSW winds at 20 to 30 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10
mph. Chance of rain 60%. Rainfall around a quarter of an inch.Tomorrow: Rain showers ending early with ample sunshine later
in the day. High 84F.
Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50%.Tomorrow night: A few clouds. Low 77F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Occasional showers. Highs in the mid 80s and
lows in the mid 70s.Thursday: Showers possible. Highs in the mid 80s
and lows in the upper 70s.Friday: Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the mid 80s and lows in the upper 70s.
Data from the National Weather Service at http://www.prh.noaa.gov/pr/guam/
and Yahoo! Weather at http://weather.yahoo.comQuestions? Comments? E-mail the webmaster at rjvaughn@vzpacifica.net updated 12/09/2002 at 12:45 p.m.
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