Public Tropical Cyclone Advisory
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
510 WTPQ32 PGUM 030954 TCPPQ2 BULLETIN Typhoon Choi-wan (26W) Advisory Number 14 National Weather Service Tiyan GU WP262026 754 PM ChST Sat Oct 3 2026 ...TYPHOON CHOI-WAN MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST, AWAY FROM THE NORTHERN MARIANAS... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN IS CANCELLED... CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY -------------------------- The Tropical Storm Warning for Tinian and Saipan is cancelled. WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- A Tropical Storm Warning is no longer in effect for Tinian and Saipan in the CNMI. A Typhoon Warning remains in effect for Alamagan, Agrihan, and Pagan in the CNMI. A Typhoon Warning means that typhoon conditions are expected, including winds of 74 mph or more, with tropical storm force winds beginning within 24 hours. SUMMARY OF 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- Location...19.8N 146.1E About 80 miles north-northeast of Agrihan About 115 miles north of Pagan About 150 miles north of Alamagan About 240 miles north of Anatahan About 325 miles north of Saipan About 335 miles north of Tinian About 395 miles north of Rota About 445 miles north of Guam Maximum sustained winds...90 mph Present movement...north-northeast...30 degrees at 10 mph DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...the center of Typhoon Choi-wan was located near Latitude 19.8 degrees North and Longitude 146.1 degrees East. Choi-wan is moving north-northeast at 10 mph. It is expected to make a slight turn toward the north with little change in forward speed through Sunday. Maximum sustained winds have decreased to 90 mph. Choi-wan is forecast to intensify through Sunday, potentially becoming Category 3 by Sunday afternoon. Typhoon force winds extend outward from the center up to 65 miles. Tropical storm force winds extend outward from the center up to 345 miles to the southeast and up to 275 miles elsewhere. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- An intermediate advisory will be issued by the National Weather Service at 1100 PM ChST followed by the next scheduled advisory at 200 AM ChST early Sunday morning. $$ DeCou