[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TROPICAL STORM TALAS LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 AM GUAM LST SUN DEC 12 2004

...TROPICAL STORM TALAS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF FANANU
AND ULUL OF CHUUK STATE...AND GUAM..ROTA..TINIAN AND SAIPAN OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE
COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF DAMAGING WINDS.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND TYPHOON WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
FANANU AND ULUL.

A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM..ROTA..TINIAN AND SAIPAN.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN CONJUNCTION WITH A TYPHOON WATCH MEANS
THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND TYPHOON CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

A TYPHOON WATCH MEANS THAT TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN
THE NEXT 48 HOURS...INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 MPH OR GREATER.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 AM GUAM LST..1500Z..THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM TALAS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 9.5 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 158.7 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 185 MILES NORTH OF POHNPEI
                    465 MILES EAST OF FANANU
                    485 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF CHUUK
                    620 MILES EAST OF ULUL
                    955 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN
                    960 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF TINIAN
                    965 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ROTA
                    980 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 50 MPH. TROPICAL STORM TALAS IS MOVING
WEST-NORTHWEST AT 28 MPH.

...FANANU AND THE SURROUNDING HALL ISLANDS...
TROPICAL STORM TALAS IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO PASS BETWEEN 100 AND
120 MILES NORTH OF FANANU THIS SUNDAY EVENING. RESIDENTS SHOULD MAKE
PREPARATIONS FOR THE ONSET OF DAMAGING WINDS...EXPECTED TO ARRIVE
THIS AFTERNOON. OUTSIDE FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS SHOULD BE
SECURED. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL
SHOULD BE AVOIDED. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE CHUUK EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL BEGIN LATE
THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT SOUTHWEST DURING THE EVENING. STRONGER
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF THE STORM TAKES A MORE SOUTHWARD TRACK THAN
CURRENTLY FORECAST.

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

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES.


...ULUL...
TROPICAL STORM TALAS IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO PASS BETWEEN 130 AND
140 MILES NORTH OF ULUL LATE TONIGHT. RESIDENTS SHOULD MAKE
PREPARATIONS FOR THE ONSET OF DAMAGING WINDS...EXPECTED TO ARRIVE
LATE THIS EVENING. OUTSIDE FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS SHOULD
BE SECURED. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL
SHOULD BE AVOIDED. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE CHUUK EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BEGIN LATE THIS
EVENING...THEN SHIFT SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT. STRONGER WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE IF THE STORM TAKES A MORE SOUTHWARD TRACK THAN CURRENTLY
FORECAST.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS TONIGHT...PEAKING AT 10 TO 12 FEET MONDAY
NIGHT. LESS THAN 1 FOOT OF INUNDATION IS ANTICIPATED IN COASTAL
AREAS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND MONDAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP
TO 3 INCHES.


...GUAM AND ROTA...
AS OF 8 PM GUAM LST...THE GOVERNOR OF GUAM DECLARED TYPHOON
CONDITION OF READINESS (COR) 3. TROPICAL STORM TALAS IS CURRENTLY
EXPECTED TO PASS BETWEEN 70 AND 90 MILES SOUTH OF GUAM MONDAY
EVENING AS A TYPHOON. RESIDENTS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR THE
ONSET OF DAMAGING WINDS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR TYPHOON-FORCE WINDS AS
EARLY AS MONDAY MONDAY EVENING. SECURE OUTSIDE FURNITURE AND OTHER
LOOSE OBJECTS AND UPDATE YOUR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS KITS. SMALL
CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM CIVIL DEFENSE
ON GUAM...AND FROM THE SAIPAN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH MONDAY MORNING WILL
BECOME NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
DAMAGING NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BEGIN MONDAY EVENING
...BECOMING EAST 40 TO 50 MPH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. STRONGER WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE IF THE STORM TAKES A MORE NORTHWARD TRACK THAN CURRENTLY
FORECAST.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS TONIGHT...PEAKING AT 13 TO 16 FEET MONDAY
NIGHT. 1 TO 2 FEET OF INUNDATION IS POSSIBLE ALONG LOW-LYING EASTERN
COASTAL AREAS IN THE VILLAGES OF MERIZO AND INARAJAN ON GUAM AND
SONGSONG ON ROTA.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. HEAVY
RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT.


...TINIAN AND SAIPAN...
TROPICAL STORM TALAS IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO PASS BETWEEN 150 AND
200 MILES SOUTH OF SAIPAN MONDAY EVENING AS A TYPHOON. RESIDENTS
SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS
ARRIVING MONDAY EVENING. SECURE OUTSIDE FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE
OBJECTS AND UPDATE YOUR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS KITS. SMALL CRAFT
SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE SAIPAN EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH MONDAY
AFTERNOON WILL BECOME EAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH MONDAY
EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY EVENING AND MONDAY NIGHT
IF THE STORM TAKES A MORE NORTHWARD TRACK THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS TONIGHT...PEAKING AT 12 TO 14 FEET MONDAY
NIGHT. LESS THAN 1 FOOT OF INUNDATION IS ANTICIPATED ALONG EASTERN
COASTAL AREAS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. PERIODS
OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.


...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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