[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 132257
HLSPQ1
PMZ171-172-GUZ001-002-003-004-140500-

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 01W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 AM GUAM LST FRI JAN 14 2005

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 01W FORMS SOUTHWEST OF CHUUK...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
RESIDENTS OF PULUWAT...SATAWAL...FARAULEP...GUAM...ROTA...TINIAN AND
SAIPAN SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION
01W.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
AS OF 8 AM GUAM LST...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
PULUWAT OF CHUUK STATE.

AS OF 8 AM GUAM LST...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
SATAWAL AND FARAULEP OF YAP STATE.

AS OF 8 AM GUAM LST...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
GUAM...ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN OF THE MARIANA ISLANDS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
INCLUDING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE...ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 AM GUAM LST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 01W WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 6.0 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 150.3 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 110 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PULUWAT
                    240 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SATAWAL
                    430 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF FARAULEP
                    640 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUAM
                    660 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ROTA
                    695 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF TINIAN
                    700 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 01W IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH. OVER THE
NEXT 24 HOURS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 01W WILL CONTINUE MOVING
NORTHWEST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 30 MPH. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 01W IS
FORECAST TO INTENSIFY...PROBABLY BECOMING A TROPICAL STORM DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...PULUWAT...
RESIDENTS OF PULUWAT SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 01W. IF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 01W INTENSIFIES
FASTER THAN FORECAST...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED
WITH LITTLE ADVANCED NOTICE. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD STAY IN PORT. NO
INTERISLAND TRAVEL SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TODAY WILL
SHIFT SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AND DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 12 FEET ON NORTHERN CLOCKWISE THROUGH
SOUTHERN EXPOSURES. INUNDATION OF UP TO ONE FOOT IS POSSIBLE ALONG
LOW-LYING EASTERN COASTAL AREAS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECT TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE.


...SATAWAL AND FARAULEP...
RESIDENTS OF SATAWAL AND FARAULEP SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 01W. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MAY
BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY FOR SATAWAL. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD STAY IN
PORT. NO INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH TODAY...WILL SHIFT
WEST TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 12 FEET ON NORTHERN CLOCKWISE THROUGH
SOUTHEASTERN EXPOSURES TODAY. SURF WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ON SOUTHERN
THROUGH NORTHWESTERN EXPOSURES TONIGHT. INUNDATION OF UP TO ONE FOOT
IS POSSIBLE ALONG LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECT LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO FOUR INCHES POSSIBLE.


...GUAM...ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN...
RESIDENTS OF THE MARIANA ISLANDS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS
OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 01W.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH BECOMING EAST 35 TO 45 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH IN THE
MORNING AND BECOMING WEST 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
THROUGH SATURDAY...SURF ALONG NORTHERN CLOCKWISE THROUGH EASTERN
EXPOSURES WILL BE HAZARDOUS 8 TO 10 FEET. SURF WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS
14 TO 16 FEET ON ALL EXPOSURES SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. INUNDATION
OF UP TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE ALONG LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...WITH
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 3 PM GUAM LST OR SOONER
IF NEEDED. CLOSELY MONITOR LOCAL MEDIA OR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS FOR
THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM WEATHER AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

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