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Category 3 Hurricane Matthew's close passage of Brevard County, Florida on the morning of October 7, 2016 prompted the issuance of the first Extreme Wind Warning.. An extreme wind warning (SAME code EWW) is an alert issued by the National Weather Service for areas on land that will experience sustained surface winds 100 knots (115 mph, 185 km/h, 51 m/s) or greater within one hour.
The typhoon raced westward at 8 m s-1 (16 kt) toward the southern Marshall Islands. A typhoon watch was issued by the NWSFO, Guam, at 2300 UTC 14 December for the Marshall Islands when Paka was over 1200 km (650 nm) east-southeast of Guam. The watch was upgraded to a typhoon warning for Guam, Rota, Tinian, and Saipan at 1530 UTC 15 December [at ...
In 2023, the National Weather Service in Guam was granted the ability to issue EWWs, and on May 24, 2023, the first extreme wind warning was issued in the Western Pacific, as a result of Typhoon Mawar.
Apr 15, 2002 · There was particular interest in collecting data in the vicinity of Andersen Air Force Base on the extreme northern end of Guam, where a wind gust to 105 m⋅s −1 was reported by a “hot-filament” wind instrument within Paka’s eyewall. The multidisciplinary background of the NOAA team made it possible to determine the validity of this extreme gust and other ambiguous situations across ...
- Samuel H. Houston, Gregory S. Forbes, Arthur N. L. Chiu
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May 24, 2023 · It comes as Guam sees its first Category 4 storm since 1976, as extreme winds and weather batter the country inn a nightmare “extremely dangerous” blast. The National Weather Service issued an extreme wind warning as the eye of the storm narrowly missed the island passing through the Rota Channel just to the north.
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May 24, 2023 · The National Weather Service Guam has issued an extreme wind warning for Dededo, Yigo and Tamuning until 6:45 p.m. due to extremely dangerous typhoon winds. Frank San Nicolas/The Guam Daily Post.
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May 24, 2023 · An Extreme Wind Warning is in effect for the northeastern part of Guam until 7:45 p.m. Widespread destructive winds of 115 to 140 mph are moving over Yigo and Andersen AFB, extending southward to Dededo, as far as the Micronesia Mall. The central and southern parts of the island will continue to experience typhoon force winds but the highest wind speed will be farther north, over Andersen AFB ...
