Expires:200911260800;Remove:200911260800;237588 WWMY80 PGUM 251617 SPSMY SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 217 AM CHST THU NOV 26 2009 GUZ001>004-PMZ151>154-260800- GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-MARIANAS COASTAL WATERS- 217 AM CHST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SUPER TYPHOON NIDA PASSING WELL WEST OF GUAM... SUPER TYPHOON NIDA...CENTERED ABOUT 195 MILES WEST OF GUAM AT 100 AM EARLY THIS MORNING...IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING NORTHWESTWARD FARTHER AWAY FROM THE MARIANAS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AS SUPER TYPHOON NIDA MOVES FARTHER NORTHWEST...FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST TODAY...THEN SUBSIDE TO MODERATE TO FRESH TONIGHT. SHOWERS CONTAINING BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN RAIN BANDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. RESIDENTS OF THE MARIANAS SHOULD NOT LET THEIR GUARD DOWN AS LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY NIDA WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HAZARDOUS SEAS AND DANGEROUS SURF ACROSS MARIANAS WATERS DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ACCORDINGLY...RESIDENTS OF THE MARIANAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE STATUS OF SUPER TYPHOON NIDA. KEEP UP TO DATE ON THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...AS NIDA STILL REMAINS IN THE VICINITY. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...REFER TO PUBLIC ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UNDER WMO HEADER WTPQ31 PGUM. $$ CHAN