[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 141258
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 22W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
1050 PM CHST WED OCT 14 2009

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 22W MOVING TOWARD THE MARIANAS...

AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ON GUAM AND SURROUNDING WATERS OUT TO 40 NM.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM AND COASTAL WATERS
OUT TO 40 NM.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS TROPICAL-STORM FORCE WINDS
OF 39 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 PM CHST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 22W IS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.0 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 149.9 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 425 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUAM AND ROTA...AND 450
MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN AND TINIAN. IT IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT
16 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 22W IS EXPECTED TO PASS ABOUT 95 MILES SOUTH OF
GUAM ON THURSDAY EVENING. FOR GUAM...WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE ANTICIPATED BY EARLY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY EVENING. RAINFALL
UP TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IT IS NOW TIME TO REVIEW YOUR EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND RESTOCK YOUR
TYPHOON SUPPLIES. CLOSELY MONITOR OFFICIAL INFORMATION FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND GUAM CIVIL DEFENSE. LISTEN FOR UPDATES
AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE FORECASTS.

COMBINED SEAS AND SURF WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DURING THURSDAY
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MARINERS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST COASTAL
WATERS FORECAST BEFORE MAKING ANY DEFINITE PLANS. BEACH GOERS ARE
ADVISED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER AS HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS WILL OCCUR BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TIYAN AROUND 3 AM CHST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

GUZ001-PMZ151-141800-
GUAM-GUAM COASTAL WATERS-
1050 PM CHST WED OCT 14 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION..
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 22W IS EXPECTED TO PASS SOUTH OF GUAM ON
THURSDAY EVENING AS A TROPICAL STORM.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST OF THE DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT SOUTHERN COASTAL
WATERS AND THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF GUAM. LISTEN TO RADIO AND
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR EMERGENCY INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE CHANGES
OF FORECASTS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN
AROUND. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

&&

...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING EAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH EARLY
THURSDAY EVENING. THEY WILL THEN BECOME SOUTHEAST BY EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING AND REACH 35 TO 40 MPH MAINLY IN SOUTHERN GUAM WATERS.
SOUTHEAST WIND WILL GRADUALLY DECEASE BACK DOWN TO 20 TO 25 MPH BY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A STORM SURGE OF ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS POSSIBLE. SURF OF
10 TO 13 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED ON WINDWARD COAST LINES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL
LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND ALONG
RIVER VALLEYS.

$$

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