[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 141840
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 22W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
440 AM CHST THU OCT 15 2009

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 22W IS MOVING RAPIDLY WESTWARD ...

.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 100 AM CHST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 22W
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.3 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 148.3
DEGREES EAST.THIS IS ABOUT 325 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUAM 335 MILES
...SOUTHEAST OF ROTA...370 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF TINIAN AND 375
MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 22W IS MOVING WEST AT 17 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
ARE 35 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 22W IS EXPECTED TO PASS ABOUT 130 MILES SOUTH
OF GUAM LATE THIS AFTERNOON. FOR GUAM...WINDS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY
SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE ANTICIPATED BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
BRIEF PERIODS OF DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE BY THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY
ACROSS GUAM COASTAL WATERS. RAINFALL UP TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE
DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 THE DAY.
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
THIS AFTERNOON.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TIYAN AROUND 9 AM CHST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

GUZ001-PMZ151-150100-
/X.NEW.PGUM.TR.A.0004.091014T1840Z-000000T0000Z/
GUAM-GUAM COASTAL WATERS-
440 AM CHST THU OCT 15 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

...TROPICAL DPRESSION 22W IS MOVING RAPIDLY WESTWARD...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST OF THE DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT SOUTHERN
COASTAL WATERS. 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...
AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION 22W MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR
SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST
IS FOR WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVER THE ISLAND
OF GUAM.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A STORM SURGE OF ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS POSSIBLE. SURF
OF 8 TO 10 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED ON WINDWARD COAST LINES.

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

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