[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 100451
HLSPQ1
PMZ181-101100-
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 31W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
251 PM GUAM LST FRI DEC 10 2004

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 31W FORMS NEAR MAJURO...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING/WATCH ISSUED FOR THE MARSHALL ISLANDS...

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE ATOLLS OF
AILINGLAPLAP...KWAJALEIN (INCLUDING EBEYE) AND UJAE. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS EXCEEDING 39 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ENEWETAK. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN LESS THAN 48 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 PM GUAM LST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 31W WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 7.8 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 170.7 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT  60 MILES NORTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN MAJURO...
                    210 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KWAJALEIN ISLAND...
                    125 MILES EAST OF AILINGLAPLAP...AND
                    620 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ENEWETAK.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 31W IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...WITH
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH.

...KWAJALEIN ATOLL (INCLUDING EBEYE)...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 31W IS PROJECTED TO PASS JUST SOUTH OF KWAJALEIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS A MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM. WITH TRADE WINDS
ENHANCED NORTH OF THE CENTER...RESIDENTS OF KWAJALEIN AND EBEYE
SHOULD IMMEDIATELY PREPARE FOR THE ONSET OF DAMAGING WINDS TONIGHT.
FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH LATER TONIGHT AND BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY
AFTER THE CENTER PASSES.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 12 FEET THIS EVENING ON NORTHEASTERN CLOCKWISE
THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN EXPOSURES WILL INCREASING TO 13 TO 15 FEET
LATER TONIGHT. NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT WITH
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 INCHES.


...AILINGLAPLAP ATOLL...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 31W IS PROJECTED TO PASS TO THE NORTH THIS
EVENING. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT IF THIS
SYSTEM SLOWS DOWN AND INTENSIFIES FASTER THAN EXPECTED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING...TURNING SOUTH LATER TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 12 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED ON NORTHEASTERN
CLOCKWISE THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN EXPOSURES. NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE
IS EXPECTED.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT WITH
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 INCHES.


...UJAE...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 31W IS PROJECTED TO PASS CLOSE TO UJAE SATURDAY
MORNING AS A TROPICAL STORM. RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE ONSET
OF DAMAGING WINDS BEFORE SUNRISE ON SATURDAY.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH BEFORE DAYBREAK. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER THE
STORM CENTER PASSES.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF HEIGHTS OF 9 TO 11 FEET TONIGHT ON NORTHEASTERN CLOCKWISE
THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN EXPOSURES WILL INCREASE TO 13 TO 15 FEET BY
SATURDAY MORNING. NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT WITH
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 INCHES.


...ENEWETAK...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 31W IS CURRENTLY PROJECTED TO PASS BETWEEN 150
AND 200 MILES TO THE SOUTH SATURDAY EVENING. RESIDENTS SHOULD
CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF HEIGHTS OF 8 TO 10 FEET TONIGHT ON NORTHEASTERN CLOCKWISE
THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN EXPOSURES MAY INCREASE TO 14 TO 16 FEET
SATURDAY NIGHT. NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES.


...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 9 PM GUAM LST. CLOSELY
MONITOR LOCAL MEDIA AND RADIO COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION FROM WEATHER AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

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MA/PRIOR



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