[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ82 PGUM 180417
HLSPQ2
GUZ003-004-181100-
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 32W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 PM GUAM LST SAT DEC 18 2004

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 32W MOVING TOWARD THE MARIANAS...

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH WAS ISSUED FOR AGRIHAN AT 2 PM.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN 48 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXIST WHEN
DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE OCCUR.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 PM GUAM LST..0300Z...THE BROAD CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION
32W WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.9 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE
150.5 DEGREES EAST. THIS IS ABOUT
              330 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN
              335 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF TINIAN
              355 MILES EAST OF ROTA
              385 MILES EAST OF GUAM.


MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 32W IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH. TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 32W IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

...SAIPAN AND TINIAN...
RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR CHANGES IN WEATHER CONDITIONS AS A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING COULD BE ISSUED LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.
RESIDENTS SHOULD AVOID INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL IN SMALL CRAFT.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH TODAY WILL SHIFT TO NORTH TONIGHT...
THEN GRADUALLY INCREASE OVERNIGHT TO 25 TO 35 MPH. DURING THE DAY ON
SUNDAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH AS THEY SHIFT FROM
NORTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST. WINDS SHOULD BECOME SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 25
MPH BY SUNDAY NIGHT.

...COASTAL INUNDATION AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF HEIGHTS OF 7 TO 9 FT ALONG NORTHWESTERN CLOCKWISE
THROUGH EASTERN EXPOSURES TODAY WILL BUILD TONIGHT TO 9 TO 12 FEET.
ON SUNDAY...SURF WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS 9 TO 12 FEET ON ALL
EXPOSURES. SEVERE RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR INSIDE THE REEFS. MINOR
COASTAL INUNDATION AROUND 1 TO 2 FEET WILL OCCUR ON WINDWARD
COASTLINES ON SUNDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT 36
HOURS. SOME FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS LIKELY...ESPECIALLY IN
THE LAKE SUSUPE AREA.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 9 PM GUAM LST THIS
EVENING OR SOONER IF NEEDED. CLOSELY MONITOR LOCAL MEDIA OR RADIO
COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM WEATHER AND EMERGENCY
OFFICIALS.

$$

GUARD



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