[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TROPICAL STORM 27W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
615 AM GUAM LST WED OCT 13 2004

...27W IS NOW A TROPICAL STORM SOUTH OF ROTA...

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

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

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 545 AM GUAM LST...1945Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM 27W WAS
LOCATED BY RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 14.0 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE
145.1 DEGREES EAST...ABOUT 90 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF SAIPAN
                           75 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF TINIAN
                           10 MILES SOUTH OF ROTA
                           45 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF GUAM.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 40 MPH. TROPICAL STORM 27W IS MOVING
WEST-NORTHWEST AT 18 MPH.

...ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN...
TROPICAL STORM 27W IS PASSING 10 MILES SOUTH OF ROTA. IN THE LAST
TWO HOURS...WIND GUSTS OF 47 MPH WERE RECORDED ON ROTA AND GUSTS TO
43 MPH WERE OBSERVED AT SAIPAN AIRPORT. DAMAGING WINDS OF AROUND
40 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID-MORNING. SECURE OUTSIDE FURNITURE
AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS AND MOVE SMALL CRAFT TO SAFE HAVEN.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL SHIFT TO
SOUTHEAST AND SLOWLY DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

...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...
FROM 2 TO 4 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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