[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

[Nashville EMWIN]

WTPQ83 PGUM 282253
HLSPQ3
PMZ181-290500-
TROPICAL STORM SONGDA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
9 AM GUAM LST SUN AUG 29 2004

...TROPICAL STORM SONGDA MOVING AWAY FROM ENEWETAK...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF
ENEWETAK ATOLL IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS.

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

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE...ARE OCCURRING.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 AM GUAM LST..2100Z..THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM SONGDA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.1 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 161.0 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 135 MILES NORTHWEST OF ENEWETAK.

TROPICAL STORM SONGDA IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. TROPICAL STORM
SONGDA WILL BECOME A TYPHOON THIS AFTERNOON.

...ENEWETAK...
DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE TROPICAL STORM
SONGDA PULLS WELL NORTHWEST OF THE ATOLL THIS AFTERNOON. REMAIN
IN SAFE SHELTER. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE REPUBLIC OF THE
MARSHALL ISLANDS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUST TO 35 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 14 FEET IS EXPECTED TODAY ON ALL EXPOSURES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 3 PM GUAM LST OR SOONER IF NECESSARY. MONITOR YOUR LOCAL
HF RADIO FOR OFFICIAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BULLETINS. THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GUAM WEBSITE IS LOCATED AT
HTTP://WWW.PRH.NOAA.GOV/GUAM (ALL LOWER CASE).

$$

HENDRICKS



This weather bulletin was brought to you by:
www.nashvilleweather.net