[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 162246
HLSPQ1
GUZ003-004-170200-

TROPICAL STORM KULAP LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
9 AM GUAM LST MON JAN 17 2005

...TROPICAL STORM KULAP MOVING AWAY FROM THE MARIANAS...

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
AT 8 AM LST...THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR SAIPAN AND TINIAN WAS
CANCELED.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 AM GUAM LST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KULAP WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.8 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 147.1 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 160 MILES EAST OF GUAM
                    130 MILES EAST OF ROTA
                    130 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TINIAN AND SAIPAN

TROPICAL STORM KULAP IS MOVING NORTH AT 7 MPH WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 60 MPH. KULAP IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN SLIGHTLY TODAY AS IT
TURNS NORTHEAST AND MOVES AWAY FROM THE MARIANA ISLANDS.

...TINIAN AND SAIPAN...
MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY REMAIN OVER EASTERN
COASTAL WATERS OF SAIPAN AND TINIAN TODAY. RADAR INDICATES TROPICAL
STORM KULAP IS BEGINNING TO MOVE NORTHEAST AWAY FROM SAIPAN AND
TINIAN. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL TROPICAL STORM
KULAP HAS SAFELY EXITED SAIPAN AND TINIAN EASTERN COASTAL WATERS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 8 TO 10 FT ON NORTHEASTERN CLOCKWISE THROUGH
SOUTHEASTERN EXPOSURES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. FOR SURF INFORMATION
SEE THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND SURF ZONE FORECAST UNDER WMO HEADERS
FZMY70 PGUM AND FZMY50 PGUM RESPECTIVELY. NO COASTAL INUNDATION IS
EXPECTED.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS IS THE LAST LOCAL STATEMENT THAT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE ON TROPICAL STORM KULAP.

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