703  
WTPQ32 PGUM 171914  
TCPPQ2  
 
BULLETIN  
TYPHOON CHAMPI (29W) INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 13A  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP292026  
514 AM CHST SUN OCT 18 2026  
 
...DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR TYPHOON CHAMPI VERY NEAR TO THE SOUTH  
OF GUAM, CONTINUING WESTWARD...  
 
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 500 AM CHST...1900 UTC...INFORMATION  
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LOCATION...13.0N 144.6E  
 
ABOUT 35 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GUAM  
ABOUT 90 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ROTA  
ABOUT 155 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF TINIAN  
ABOUT 165 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF SAIPAN  
ABOUT 240 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ANATAHAN  
ABOUT 330 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ALAMAGAN  
ABOUT 355 MILES NORTHEAST OF FAIS  
ABOUT 360 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PAGAN  
ABOUT 405 MILES SOUTH OF AGRIHAN  
ABOUT 420 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF SATAWAL  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH  
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST...275 DEGREES AT 14 MPH  
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK  
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AT 500 AM CHST...1900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON CHAMPI WAS  
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.0 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 144.6  
DEGREES EAST, AND JUST MADE ITS CLOSEST POINT OF APPROACH AT  
AROUND 426 AM CHST, VERY NEAR TO THE SOUTHERN POINT OF GUAM.  
CHAMPI IS MOVING WEST AT 14 MPH. IT IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A SLIGHT  
TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN FORWARD  
SPEED THROUGH MONDAY AS IT MOVES AWAY FROM GUAM COASTAL WATERS.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN AT 140 MPH. CHAMPI IS FORECAST TO  
MAINTAIN THIS INTENSITY THROUGH TONIGHT.  
 
TYPHOON FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FROM THE CENTER UP TO  
25 MILES. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FROM THE  
CENTER UP TO 125 MILES.  
 
NEXT ADVISORY  
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THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL  
WEATHER SERVICE AT 800 AM CHST FOLLOWED BY AN INTERMEDIATE  
ADVISORY AT 1100 AM CHST.  
 
 
 
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