[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 110206
HLSPQ1
PMZ172-181-110500-
TROPICAL STORM 31W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
1200 PM GUAM LST SAT DEC 11 2004

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

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF
FANANU IN CHUUK STATE.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
AS OF 11 AM GUAM LST...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR UJAE HAS BEEN
CANCELED.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FANANU.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 AM GUAM LST..0000Z..THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM 31W WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 8.3 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 164.4 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 100 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF UJAE
                    850 MILES EAST OF FANANU
                    435 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF POHNPEI
                    860 MILES EAST OF CHUUK
                   1380 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 45 MPH. TROPICAL STORM 31W IS MOVING
WEST AT 21 MPH.

...UJAE...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED...FOR TROPICAL STORM 31W HAS
MOVE WELL WEST-SOUTHWEST OF UJAE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...THEN SLOWLY DECREASE TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF HEIGHTS OF 13 TO 15 FEET ON NORTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHEAST
EXPOSURES WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON. INUNDATION OF
COASTAL AREAS LESS THAN 2 FEET.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.


...FANANU AND THE HALL ISLANDS...
TROPICAL STORM 31W IS CURRENTLY FORECAST TO PASS BETWEEN 75 AND 100
MILES NORTH OF FANANU SUNDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS. CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION FROM WEATHER AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT IF TROPICAL STORM 31W TAKES
A MORE SOUTHWARD TRACK THAN EXPECTED.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS SUNDAY NIGHT PEAKING AT 12 TO 14 FEET
MONDAY AFTERNOON. INUNDATION OF COASTAL AREAS LESS THAN 2 FEET.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. HEAVY
RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS
UP TO 4 INCHES.


...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 3 PM GUAM LST. CLOSELY
MONITOR LOCAL MEDIA AND RADIO COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION FROM WEATHER AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

$$

HENDRICKS/MA




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