[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

[Nashville EMWIN]

WTPQ82 PGUM 190451
HLSPQ2
PMZ181-191100-
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 19W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 PM GUAM LST THU AUG 19 2004

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 19W MOVING AWAY FROM ENEWETAK...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF
ENEWETAK.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ENEWETAK.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 PM GUAM LST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 19W
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.4 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 161.8
DEGREES EAST...ABOUT 60 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF ENEWETAK. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. TROPICAL DEPRESSION
19W IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH.

...ENEWETAK...
HEAVY SHOWERS AND GUSTY WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
POUND ENETEWAK LATE THIS AFTERNOON. CONTACT YOUR EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICE PERIODICALLY FOR STORM UPDATES. CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THIS EVENING...AS THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION MOVES
AWAY FROM THE AREA. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR ENEWETAK MAY BE
CANCELED LATER THIS EVENING.

...WIND INFORMATION...
WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS CAN
DAMAGE THATCH AND POORLY CONSTRUCTED WOOD AND TIN STRUCTURES.
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30
MPH BY LATE THIS EVENING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SURF 10 TO 12
FEET ON ALL EXPOSURES. INUNDATION OF 1 FOOT OR LESS IS EXPECTED.
SEVERE RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR INSIDE THE REEFS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN THE LAGOON AND INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL SHOULD CEASE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 9 PM GUAM LST.

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HENDRICKS/STANKO





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