[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 121706
HLSPQ1
GUZ002-003-004-PMZ152-153-154-122300-
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 27W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
3 AM GUAM LST WED OCT 13 2004

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 27W HAS FORMED EAST OF THE MARIANAS...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF
ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 AM GUAM LST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 27W WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.8 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 147.6 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 155 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN
                    155 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF TINIAN
                    160 MILES EAST OF ROTA
                    195 MILES EAST OF GUAM.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 35 MPH. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 27W IS
MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 17 MPH.

...ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 27W IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY INTO A MINIMAL
TROPICAL STORM LATE THIS MORNING AS IT PASSES BETWEEN ROTA AND
TINIAN...BRINGING A BRIEF PERIOD OF DAMAGING WINDS OF AROUND 40 MPH.
SECURE OUTSIDE FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS AND MOVE SMALL
CRAFT TO SAFE HAVEN.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH SHOULD RISE BRIEFLY TO 30 TO 40 MPH
THIS MORNING...THEN SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND FALL TO 20 TO 25 MPH BY
EARLY AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN ASSOCIATION WITH BANDS
OF HEAVY RAIN.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF HEIGHTS WILL BE HAZARDOUS 7 TO 9 FEET ON NORTHEAST THROUGH
SOUTHWEST EXPOSURES TODAY...FALLING TO 6 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
UP TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE TODAY...MAINLY THIS MORNING. A
FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLANDS THROUGH 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY 9 AM. STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR LISTEN TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO AT 162.40 MHZ ON ROTA AND 162.55 MHZ ON TINIAN AND
SAIPAN. VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.PRH.NOAA.GOV/GUAM (LOWER
CASE).

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MIDDLEBROOKE




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