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BULLETIN
TYPHOON CHAMPI (29W) ADVISORY NUMBER 12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP292026
725 PM CHST SAT OCT 17 2026
...TYPHOON CHAMPI NOW A DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 MOVING WEST TOWARDS
GUAM COASTAL WATERS...
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY
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TYPHOON CHAMPI UPGRADED TO A DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 TYPHOON.
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM, ROTA, AND THE ADJACENT
WATERS.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TINIAN, SAIPAN, AND
THE ADJACENT WATERS.
A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN IN THE
NORTHERN MARIANAS, AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
A TYPHOON WARNING MEANS THAT TYPHOON CONDITIONS, INCLUDING WINDS OF
74 MPH OR MORE, ARE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING, WITH TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARRIVING WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN CONJUNCTION WITH A TYPHOON WATCH MEANS
THAT TROPICAL STORM
WINDS BETWEEN 39 AND 73 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITHIN
THE NEXT FEW HOURS, AND TYPHOON FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF THE TRACK
OF TYPHOON CHAMPI SHIFTS SUFFICIENTLY NORTHWARD.
SUMMARY OF 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...12.6N 146.7E
ABOUT 140 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM
ABOUT 145 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ROTA
ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF TINIAN
ABOUT 185 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN
ABOUT 270 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ANATAHAN
ABOUT 350 MILES SOUTH OF ALAMAGAN
ABOUT 385 MILES SOUTH OF PAGAN
ABOUT 430 MILES SOUTH OF AGRIHAN
ABOUT 620 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF YAP
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST...280 DEGREES AT 15 MPH
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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AT 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON CHAMPI WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.6 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE
146.7 DEGREES EAST. CHAMPI IS MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH. IT IS
EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN THIS GENERAL COURSE WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE
IN FORWARD SPEED THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS GENERAL FORECAST TRACK WILL
TAKE CHAMPI JUST SOUTH OF GUAM AS A STRONG CATEGORY 4 TYPHOON.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 130 MPH. CHAMPI IS
FORECAST TO CONTINUE INTENSIFYING THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS, POSSIBLY
BECOMING A SUPER TYPHOON WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
TYPHOON FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FROM THE CENTER UP TO
60 MILES. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FROM THE
CENTER UP TO 125 MILES.
NEXT ADVISORY
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AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 1100 PM CHST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY
AT 200 AM CHST EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
MESA
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