UPDATE — Sunday, October 18, 12:01 AM CT: NWS Tiyan says Super Typhoon Champi keeps moving west, away from Guam waters. Tropical-storm conditions were verified on Rota earlier today, with damaging gusts continuing for a few more hours — stay inside until the all-clear and listen for flood warnings. Guam still faces frequent damaging gusts; stay indoors even as sustained winds ease.

UPDATE — Saturday, October 17, 9:31 PM CT: NWS Tiyan says Super Typhoon Champi is now a Category 4 super typhoon moving quickly away from the Marianas, its eye well outside Guam's coastal waters to the west. Destructive typhoon-force winds are occurring in Guam's western waters but are easing, and tropical storm conditions continue for Rota. Seas remain hazardous through tonight — up to 24 feet around Guam and 20 feet around Rota — and could stay dangerous into Monday. The Typhoon Warning continues through late Saturday morning.