[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 150505
HLSPQ1
PMZ171-172-GUZ001-002-003-004-150500-

TROPICAL STORM 01W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 PM GUAM LST SAT JAN 15 2005

...TROPICAL STORM 01W HEADING TOWARD THE MARIANAS...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
RESIDENTS OF ULUL AND PULUWAT OF CHUUK STATE...SATAWAL..FARAULEP AND
WOLEAI OF YAP STATE AND GUAM..ROTA..TINIAN AND SAIPAN OF THE
MARIANAS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF TROPICAL STORM 01W.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
AS OF 2 PM GUAM LST...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN CONJUNCTION WITH A
TYPHOON WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM.
AS OF 2 PM GUAM LST...THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR ROTA..TINIAN AND
SAIPAN HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A TYPHOON WATCH.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SATAWAL AND FARAULEP
OF YAP STATE...AND ULUL OF CHUUK STATE.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WOLEAI OF YAP STATE AND
PULUWAT OF CHUUK STATE.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN CONJUNCTION WITH A TYPHOON WATCH MEANS
THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE...ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND
TYPHOON CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS FROM A TYPHOON...ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM GUAM LST..0300Z..THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM 01W WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 7.8 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 146.1 DEGREES
EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT  75 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF SATAWAL
              210 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF PULUWAT
              250 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF ULUL
              120 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF FARAULEP
              155 MILES EAST OF WOLEAI
              400 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM
              430 MILES SOUTH OF ROTA
              500 MILES SOUTH OF TINIAN
              505 MILES SOUTH OF SAIPAN.

TROPICAL STORM 01W IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE 40 MPH.

...ULUL...

A BAND OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE TROPICAL
STORM 01W IS CURRENTLY AFFECTING ULUL. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD STAY IN
PORT. NO INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL PERSIST THIS
AFTERNOON...THEN TURN SOUTH AND DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH EARLY
TONIGHT.

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

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
6 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT.

...PULUWAT...

A BAND OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE TROPICAL
STORM 01W IS CURRENTLY AFFECTING PULUWAT. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD STAY IN
PORT. NO INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON
WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT.

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

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
6 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

...SATAWAL...

A BAND OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN EAST-SOUTHEAST OF TROPICAL
STORM 01W IS CURRENTLY AFFECTING SATAWAL. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD STAY IN
PORT. NO INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON
WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 12 FT WILL CONTINUE ON NORTHERN CLOCKWISE
THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN EXPOSURES. INUNDATION OF UP TO ONE FOOT IS
POSSIBLE ALONG LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
FOUR INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

...FARAULEP...

A BAND OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WEST-NORTHWEST OF TROPICAL
STORM 01W IS CURRENTLY AFFECTING FARAULEP. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD STAY
IN PORT. NO INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WILL
BECOME WEST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY
EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE ON SUNDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 12 FT WILL CONTINUE ON NORTHERN CLOCKWISE
THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN EXPOSURES. INUNDATION OF UP TO ONE FOOT IS
POSSIBLE ALONG LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
FOUR INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT.

...WOLEAI...

A BAND OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WEST OF TROPICAL STORM 01W IS
CURRENTLY AFFECTING WOLEAI. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD STAY IN PORT. NO
INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THIS EVENING...GRADUALLY DECREASE OVER NIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 12 FT WILL CONTINUE ON NORTHERN CLOCKWISE
THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN EXPOSURES TODAY. INUNDATION OF UP TO ONE FOOT
IS POSSIBLE ALONG LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
FOUR INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT.

...GUAM...

GUAM REMAINS IN CONDITION OF READINESS 3. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY...AND TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY
NIGHT INTO MONDAY. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD STAY IN PORT. INTER-ISLAND
TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. SECURE OUTDOOR FURNITURE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST 30 TO 40 MPH SUNDAY NIGHT OR
EARLY MONDAY MORNING. IN THE EVENT OF A DIRECT HIT...WINDS MAY
INCREASE TO 50 TO 60 MPH FROM VARIABLE DIRECTIONS FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 12 FT WILL CONTINUE ON NORTHERN CLOCKWISE
THROUGH EASTERN EXPOSURES TODAY...BUILDING TO 14 TO 16 FT ON ALL
EXPOSURES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. INUNDATION OF UP TO 2 FT IS POSSIBLE
ALONG LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS.

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

...ROTA..TINIAN AND SAIPAN...

TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. IF
TROPICAL STORM 01W CONTINUES ON ITS CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING WILL BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY IN ADDITION TO
THE TYPHOON WATCH.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST 30 TO 40 MPH SUNDAY NIGHT OR
EARLY MONDAY MORNING. IN THE EVENT OF A DIRECT HIT...WINDS MAY
INCREASE TO 50 TO 60 MPH FROM VARIABLE DIRECTIONS FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 12 FT WILL CONTINUE ON NORTHERN CLOCKWISE
THROUGH EASTERN EXPOSURES TODAY...BUILDING TO 14 TO 16 FT ON ALL
EXPOSURES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. INUNDATION OF UP TO 2 FT IS POSSIBLE
ALONG LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE MONDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 9 PM GUAM LST OR SOONER
IF NEEDED. CLOSELY MONITOR LOCAL MEDIA OR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS FOR
THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM WEATHER AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. ON GUAM
OR ROTA...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AT 162.40 MHZ. ON TINIAN AND
SAIPAN...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AT 162.55 MHZ. GUAM RESIDENTS
CAN DIAL 811 FOR LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

$$

AHN




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