[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 130420
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GUZ002-003-004-PMZ152-153-154-130600-
TROPICAL STORM TOKAGE (27W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
220 PM GUAM LST WED OCT 13 2004

...TROPICAL STORM TOKAGE SLOWS DOWN A BIT...

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN HAS BEEN
DISCONTINUED AS OF 2 PM LST. THERE IS NO TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH OR
WARNING IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 PM GUAM LST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM TOKAGE WAS
LOCATED LATITUDE 14.4 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 143.0 DEGREES EAST
...OR ABOUT 190 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF SAIPAN
            180 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF TINIAN
            150 MILES WEST OF ROTA
            135 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF GUAM.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 50 MPH. TROPICAL STORM TOKAGE IS MOVING
WEST AT 18 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A
SLIGHT DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. TOKAGE WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY
AND BECOME A TYPHOON IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN...
TROPICAL STORM TOKAGE MOVES AWAY FROM THE MARIANAS. DAMAGING WINDS
HAVE STOPPED. HOWEVER...THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE TROPICAL STORM TOKAGE
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH THIS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. RESIDENTS SHOULD KEEP OUTSIDE FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE
OBJECTS SECURED AND KEEP SMALL CRAFT IN SAFE HAVEN.

...WIND INFORMATION...
WINDS HAVE BEEN SHIFTING TO SOUTHEAST AND SLOWLY DIMINISHED TO 15 TO
25 MPH DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. HOWEVER...FREQUENT GUSTS OF
25 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF 9 TO 11 FEET ON NORTHEASTERN CLOCKWISE THROUGH
SOUTHWESTERN EXPOSURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
UP TO 1 INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.
SINCE SOILS ARE ALMOST COMPLETELY SATURATED FROM THE PREVIOUS
RAINFALL...ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNT MAY CAUSE A FLOODING
PROBLEM. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLANDS THROUGH 4
PM THIS AFTERNOON.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE FOR TROPICAL STORM TOKAGE.

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AHN



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