No flights out of GUM this morning. Typhoon Chataan already killed 20 in TKK. Fortunately, buildings on Guam and the CNMI are generally constructed of concrete, so we just shrug off Hurricane-Andrew-sized storms. Instead of snow days we get typhoon days. Happy Independence Day to all, from where America's Day Begins (not counting Wake Island, where America's Day Really Begins).

https://www.npmoc.navy.mil/jtwc.html

042100Z7 Position near 13.7N1 144.8E7.
Typhoon 08W (Chataan), located approximately 30 NM east-southeast of Guam, has tracked west-northwestward at 13 knots over the past 6 hours. The warning position is based on 0401730Z5 infrared satellite imagery and radar imagery. The warning intensity is based on satellite current intensity estimates of 90 and 102 knots. Radar imagery indicates that the eyewall has begun its track across the island of Guam and the eye itself, should begin to transit over guam within the next 2 to 3 hours. Maximum significant wave height at 041800Z3 is 18 feet. Refer to WWPW31 RJTX for additional sea height information. Next warnings at 050300Z8, 050900Z4, 051500Z1 and 052100Z8.

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[This message has been edited by SPN Lifer (edited 07-04-2002).]