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

...TROPICAL STORM TALAS NOW NORTHWEST OF CHUUK...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF GUAM.
PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF DAMAGING
WINDS.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR FANANU AND ULUL HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS
OF 8 PM GUAM LST.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING
MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF
39 MPH OR MORE...ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS.

THE TYPHOON WATCH FOR GUAM...ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN HAS BEEN
CANCELLED AS OF 8 PM GUAM LST.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 PM GUAM LST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM TALAS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.2 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 152.2 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 110 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF FANANU
                    190 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHUUK
                    205 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF ULUL
                    545 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ROTA
                    550 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM
                    555 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN AND TINIAN.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 50 MPH. TROPICAL STORM TALAS IS MOVING
WEST AT 24 MPH.

...GUAM...
GUAM REMAINS IN CONDITION OF READINESS (COR) 2. TROPICAL STORM TALAS
IS EXPECTED TO PASS ABOUT 90 MILES SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF GUAM
ON MONDAY EVENING. RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE ONSET OF
TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS AS EARLY AS MONDAY AFTERNOON. SECURE ALL
OUTDOOR ITEMS...INCLUDING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND LIGHTS. TAKE
DOWN UMBRELLAS AND CANOPIES AND PUT AWAY TABLES...CHAIRS...GARDEN
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT. UPDATE YOUR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS KITS. SMALL
CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE GUAM CIVIL
DEFENSE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH MONDAY MORNING WILL BECOME DAMAGING 30
TO 40 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON...THEN VEER TO EAST MONDAY EVENING. WINDS
WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THEN DECREASE TO 20 TO 30
MPH BY DAWN. STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF THE STORM TAKES A MORE
NORTHWARD TRACK THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF 7 TO 9 FT TONIGHT...INCREASING TO 11 TO 14 FT
BY MONDAY NIGHT. 2 FT OF INUNDATION IS POSSIBLE ALONG WINDWARD
LOW-LYING NORTHWEST CLOCKWISE THROUGH SOUTHERN COASTAL AREAS
INCLUDING THE VILLAGES OF MERIZO..INARAJAN AND TALOFOFO. AVOID REEF
LINES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 3 AM GUAM LST MONDAY OR
SOONER IF NEEDED. CLOSELY MONITOR LOCAL MEDIA OR RADIO
COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM WEATHER AND EMERGENCY
OFFICIALS.

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MCELROY/HENDRICKS/MCMILLAN




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