999  
WTPQ32 PGUM 171557  
TCPPQ2  
 
BULLETIN  
TYPHOON CHAMPI (29W) ADVISORY NUMBER 13  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP292026  
157 AM CHST SUN OCT 18 2026  
   
..DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR TYPHOON CHAMPI MOVING WEST TOWARD GUAM  
 
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY  
--------------------------  
NONE.  
 
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 100 AM CHST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION  
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LOCATION...13.0N 145.4E  
 
ABOUT 55 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUAM  
ABOUT 75 MILES SOUTH OF ROTA  
ABOUT 140 MILES SOUTH OF TINIAN  
ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTH OF SAIPAN  
ABOUT 325 MILES SOUTH OF ALAMAGAN  
ABOUT 355 MILES SOUTH OF PAGAN  
ABOUT 400 MILES SOUTH OF AGRIHAN  
ABOUT 550 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF YAP  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH  
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST...275 DEGREES AT 14 MPH  
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK  
----------------------  
AT 100 AM CHST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON CHAMPI WAS LOCATED  
NEAR LATITUDE 13.0 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 145.4 DEGREES EAST.  
CHAMPI IS MOVING WEST AT 14 MPH. IT IS EXPECTED TO TURN SLIGHTLY  
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN FORWARD SPEED THROUGH  
MONDAY. THIS GENERAL FORECAST TRACK WILL BRING CHAMPI VERY CLOSE TO  
GUAM OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 140 MPH. CHAMPI IS  
FORECAST TO INTENSIFY THROUGH MONDAY, POSSIBLY BECOMING A SUPER  
TYPHOON.  
 
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 500 AM CHST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY AT  
800 AM CHST.  
 
 
 
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