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WTPQ32 PGUM 172117
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BULLETIN
SUPER TYPHOON CHAMPI (29W) ADVISORY NUMBER 14
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP292026
717 AM CHST SUN OCT 18 2026
...CHAMPI UPGRADED TO SUPER TYPHOON AS IT CONTINUES WESTWARD,
SOUTHWEST OF GUAM...
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY
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CHAMPI HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A SUPER 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 AM CHST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.2N 144.3E
ABOUT 40 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF GUAM
ABOUT 90 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROTA
ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TINIAN
ABOUT 165 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAIPAN
ABOUT 235 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ANATAHAN
ABOUT 320 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ALAMAGAN
ABOUT 355 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PAGAN
ABOUT 395 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF AGRIHAN
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...150 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST...290 DEGREES AT 16 MPH
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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AT 700 AM CHST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF SUPER TYPHOON CHAMPI
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.2 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE
144.3 DEGREES EAST. CHAMPI IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 16 MPH. IT
IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN THIS GENERAL COURSE WITH A SLIGHT
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED THROUGH MONDAY AS IT MOVES AWAY FROM
THE MARIANAS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 150 MPH. CHAMPI IS
FORECAST TO INTENSIFY THROUGH TONIGHT, POTENTIALLY INCREASING TO
CATEGORY 5 AROUND LATE MONDAY MORNING.
TYPHOON FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FROM THE CENTER UP TO
60 MILES. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FROM THE
CENTER UP TO 140 MILES.
NEXT ADVISORY
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AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 1100 AM CHST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY
AT 200 PM CHST.
DECOU
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