Typhoon Champi is a Category 4 storm near Guam
The National Weather Service says Typhoon Champi is a Category 4 storm about 140 miles east-southeast of Guam, with typhoon conditions expected by Sunday morning.
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What we know
- At 7 p.m. Chamorro Standard Time on Saturday, Oct. 17, Typhoon Champi was a Category 4 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph, about 140 miles east-southeast of Guam, moving west at 15 mph.
- A Typhoon Warning is in effect for Guam, Rota and the adjacent waters. Tinian and Saipan are under a Tropical Storm Warning and a Typhoon Watch.
- The National Weather Service forecast track takes Champi just south of Guam as a strong Category 4 typhoon, with typhoon conditions expected by Sunday morning.
What we don’t know
- How strong Champi will get. The National Weather Service said it could become a super typhoon within 12 hours.
- Exactly how close the center will pass to Guam, and whether typhoon-force winds reach Tinian and Saipan if the track shifts north.
- The damage. Impacts will not be known until the storm passes.
Conditions can change quickly. Check the official source for the latest.
The story
Typhoon Champi is a dangerous Category 4 storm, about 140 miles east-southeast of Guam. The National Weather Service, the federal office that issues storm warnings, upgraded it on Saturday, October 17.
At 7 p.m. Chamorro Standard Time, the center was at 12.6 degrees north, 146.7 degrees east.
Why it matters: typhoon conditions are expected by Sunday morning, from a storm with 130 mph winds.
Maximum sustained winds are 130 miles per hour. Champi is moving west at 15 mph.
A typhoon warning is in effect for Guam, Rota, and the adjacent waters. A tropical storm warning covers Tinian, Saipan, and adjacent waters, and a typhoon watch remains there.
Winds of 39 to 73 mph are expected within hours. Winds of 74 mph or more are expected by Sunday morning.
Typhoon-force winds extend up to 60 miles out. Tropical-storm winds extend up to 125 miles.
The track takes Champi just south of Guam as a strong Category 4. It could become a super typhoon within 12 hours.
An intermediate advisory is due at 11 p.m. Saturday.
The next full advisory is at 2 a.m. Sunday.
Why it matters: typhoon conditions are expected by Sunday morning, from a storm with 130 mph winds. Here's what we know, and what we don't, yet.
The warnings are known. Super typhoon strength is not certain.
This comes from one source, the National Weather Service office in Guam.
Sources
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