[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 122257
HLSPQ1
GUZ002-003-004-PMZ152-153-154-130500-
TROPICAL STORM 27W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 AM GUAM LST WED OCT 13 2004

...TROPICAL STORM 27W HAS PASSED ROTA...

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

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

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 845 AM GUAM LST...2245Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM 27W WAS
LOCATED BY RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 14.3 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE
144.0 DEGREES EAST...ABOUT 130 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF SAIPAN
                           120 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF TINIAN
                            80 MILES WEST OF ROTA
                            75 MILES NORTHWEST OF GUAM.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 40 MPH. TROPICAL STORM 27W IS MOVING
WEST AT 25 MPH.

...ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN...
TROPICAL STORM 27W PASSED ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF ROTA AT 545 AM.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 41 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 67 MPH WERE RECORDED ON ROTA
AT 7 AM. WIND GUSTS TO 38 MPH WERE OBSERVED AT SAIPAN AIRPORT.
DAMAGING WINDS OF AROUND 40 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS WEDNESDAY
MORNING. SECURE OUTSIDE FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS AND MOVE
SMALL CRAFT TO SAFE HAVEN.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
SHIFT TO SOUTH 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 NORTHEASTERN CLOCKWISE
THROUGH SOUTHWESTERN EXPOSURES TODAY...SLOWLY SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8
FEET BY 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 3 PM. 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 (ALL LOWER
CASE).

$$

AHN



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