WTPQ84 PGUM 032235
HLSPQ4
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TYPHOON MELOR LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 AM CHST SUN OCT 4 2009
...TYPHOON MELOR CONTINUES MOVING AWAY FROM THE MARIANAS...
.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE IN THE NORTHERN MARIANAS AND SURROUNDING WATERS OUT TO
40 NM.
.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELED AND ARE
NO LONGER IN EFFECT. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE
FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 803 AM CHST...2203Z...THE EYE OF TYPHOON MELOR WAS LOCATED BY 
RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 16.6 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 142.6 DEGREES 
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 230 MILES NORTHWEST OF SAIPAN...250 MILES 
SOUTHWEST OF AGRIHAN AND 260 MILES NORTH OF THE GUAM RADAR. THE 
CENTER APPEARS TO BE MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 14 MPH. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 145 MPH.
.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TYPHOON MELOR PASSED WESTWARD THROUGH THE MARIANAS NEAR ANATAHAN ON 
SATURDAY EVENING AND CONTINUES MOVING FARTHER INTO THE PHILIPPINE 
SEA. FOR THE MARIANAS...WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS 
SYSTEM HAVE ABATED. DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. ON 
SAIPAN...WINDS NEAR 53 MPH WERE EXPERIENCED ON SATURDAY EVENING AND 
ABOUT 2.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAD ACCUMULATED DURING THE 24 HOURS 
ENDED AT 10 PM ON SATURDAY.
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
COMBINED SEAS WILL REMAIN HIGH AND SURF WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS IN THE 
WAKE OF THE TYPHOON. MARINERS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS 
FORECAST BEFORE MAKING ANY DEFINITE PLANS. BEACH GOERS SHOULD BE ON 
THE LOOKOUT FOR HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
.NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE IN TIYAN ON TYPHOON MELOR (20W).
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MCELROY