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Kujira Website Now Available

#1 Postby Anonymous » Sun Apr 13, 2003 6:47 pm

I have designed a site containing all the links you need to monitor typhoon Kujira. I might add a few more things later tonight or tomorrow. 8) :wink:

http://www.geocities.com/forecastteam/IWIC2/Kujira.html
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#2 Postby Anonymous » Sun Apr 13, 2003 8:50 pm

HURRICANE STATEMENT
GUZ001-002-PMZ171-140500-

TYPHOON KUJIRA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
9 AM GUAM LST MON APR 13 2003

...TYPHOON KUJIRA CONTINUES TO MOVE WEST...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF
GUAM...ROTA AND ULITHI.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM. A TYPHOON WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM...ROTA AND ULITHI.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 AM GUAM LST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON KUJIRA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 10.3 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 147.8 DEGREES EAST...
OR ABOUT 300 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUAM...315 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
ROTA...AND ABOUT 560 MILES EAST OF ULITHI. TYPHOON KUJIRA IS MOVING
WEST AT 8 MPH WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 85 MPH.

...GUAM...

THE ISLAND OF GUAM REMAINS IN TYPHOON CONDITION OF READINESS THREE.
FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY GUAM CIVIL DEFENSE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK BRINGS THE CENTER OF KUJIRA ABOUT 150
MILES SOUTH OF GUAM LATE TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
20 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...AND BECOME EAST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST AND SLOWLY
DECREASE ON TUESDAY. HOWEVER...A SLIGHT NORTHWARD DEVIATION IN THE
STORM'S TRACK WOULD BRING MUCH STRONGER WINDS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF WILL BUILD TO HEIGHTS OF 8 TO 12 FEET TODAY. AS
KUJIRA PASSES SOUTH OF GUAM TONIGHT...HAZARDOUS SURF WITH HEIGHTS OF
10 TO 15 FEET WILL AFFECT THE NORTHERN CLOCKWISE THROUGH SOUTHERN
EXPOSURES...WITH HAZARDOUS SURF CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

...ROTA...

ROTA REMAINS IN TYPHOON CONDITION OF READINESS FOUR. FOLLOW
INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY CNMI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK BRINGS THE CENTER OF KUJIRA ABOUT 220
MILES SOUTH OF ROTA TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...AND BECOME EAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST AND SLOWLY
DECREASE ON TUESDAY. HOWEVER...A SLIGHT NORTHWARD DEVIATION IN THE
STORM'S TRACK WOULD BRING MUCH STRONGER WINDS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF WILL BUILD TO HEIGHTS OF 8 TO 12 FEET TODAY. AS KUJIRA PASSES
SOUTH OF GUAM MONDAY NIGHT...HAZARDOUS SURF WITH HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 15
FEET WILL AFFECT THE NORTHERN CLOCKWISE THROUGH SOUTHERN
EXPOSURES...WITH HAZARDOUS SURF CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

...ULITHI...

...PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS OF ULITHI SHOULD CLOSELY FOLLOW THE PROGRESS OF KUJIRA AND
MONITOR WEATHER BULLETINS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. FOLLOW
INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK BRINGS THE CENTER OF KUJIRA ABOUT 160
MILES NORTH OF ULITHI TUESDAY EVENING. THIS WOULD MEAN SUSTAINED
WINDS UP TO 30 MILES PER HOUR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. HOWEVER...A
SLIGHT SOUTHWARD DEVIATION IN THE STORM'S TRACK WOULD BRING MUCH
STRONGER WINDS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HAZARDOUS ALONG NORTHEASTERN EXPOSURES
WITH HEIGHTS OF 7 TO 9 FEET EARLY TUESDAY. SURF WILL BUILD TO
HEIGHTS OF 8 TO 12 FEET DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. AS KUJIRA PASSES
NORTH OF ULITHI TUESDAY EVENING AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...HAZARDOUS
SURF WITH HEIGHTS OF 8 TO 12 FEET WILL AFFECT THE NORTHWESTERN
CLOCKWISE THROUGH EASTERN EXPOSURES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINS...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE ON
ULITHI BY TUESDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 3 PM GUAM LST. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR UPDATED OFFICIAL NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BULLETINS. ON GUAM AND ROTA...NOAA WEATHER RADIO IS
BROADCAST ON 162.40 MHZ AND IS AVAILABLE ON GUAM BY DIALING 811 ON
YOUR TELEPHONE.

$$
MIDDLEBROOKE/BIRCHARD/MA
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#3 Postby Anonymous » Sun Apr 13, 2003 9:16 pm

The latest JTWC intensity forecast now has typhoon Kujira at 125 knots in three days. They were too conservative from the start so now they have to increase the intensity forecast every few hours.
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#4 Postby chadtm80 » Mon Apr 14, 2003 9:05 am

Good job on the site TWW : )
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