[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 101704
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PMZ181-102300-
TROPICAL STORM 31W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 AM GUAM LST SAT DEC 11 2004

...TROPICAL STORM 31W MOVING WEST AND SLOWLY INTENSIFYING...

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

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

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 AM GUAM LST..1500Z..THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM 31W WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 8.6 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 167.2 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT  40 MILES WEST OF KWAJALEIN
                    100 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF UJAE
                    390 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ENEWETAK.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 40 MPH. TROPICAL STORM 31W IS MOVING
WEST AT 17 MPH.

...KWAJALEIN...
TROPICAL STORM 31W WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM KWAJALEIN ATOLL.
DAMAGING WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TOWARD THE DAYBREAK. FOLLOW
INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY 6 AM
GUAM LST..2000Z.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF HEIGHTS OF 13 TO 15 FEET WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATER TODAY. NO
SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
AN INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS SATURDAY MORNING. SCATTERED
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.


...UJAE...
TROPICAL STORM 31W IS EXPECTED TO PASS CLOSE TO UJAE AROUND 6 AM
GUAM LST..2000Z..THIS SATURDAY MORNING. RESIDENTS SHOULD HAVE
COMPLETED PREPARATION FOR THE ONSET OF DAMAGING WINDS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
AS TROPICAL STORM 31W PASSES AROUND DAYBREAK. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE
SOUTHEAST AFTER THE PASSAGE AND SLOWLY DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH
LATER TODAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE TO 13 TO 15 FEET BY THIS SATURDAY
MORNING. NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL UP TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TODAY.


...ENEWETAK...
TROPICAL STORM 31W IS EXPECTED TO PASS BETWEEN 100 AND 150 MILES
SOUTH OF ENEWETAK BY 4 PM GUAM LST THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS.
CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST ADVISORIES AND STATEMENTS FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON IF TROPICAL
STORM 31W TAKES A MORE NORTHWARD TRACK THAN EXPECTED.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF HEIGHTS OF 8 TO 10 FEET MAY INCREASE TO 10 TO 12 FEET THIS
SATURDAY EVENING. NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.


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

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AHN




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