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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 18W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
413 PM CHST MON SEP 28 2009

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 18W MOVING SLOWLY WESTWARD...

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

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

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING
WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 48 HOURS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 PM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 18W WAS LOCATED
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM AND ROTA NEAR LATITUDE 9.5 DEGREES NORTH
AND LONGITUDE 155.2 DEGREES EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 760 MILES EAST-
SOUTHEAST OF GUAM AND 745 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ROTA. TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 18W IS MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE 35 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE FORECAST TO ACCOMPANY TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 18W AS IT TRACKS NEAR THE MARIANAS. RESIDENTS OF GUAM
AND ROTA SHOULD PREPARE NOW FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO REVIEW YOUR EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND RESTOCK
BASIC SUPPLIES. CHECK THE BATTERIES IN RADIOS AND FLASHLIGHTS.
STOCK UP ON DRINKING WATER AND CANNED OR DRIED FOOD. ENSURE YOU
HAVE A MANUAL CAN OPENER. HAVE ENOUGH SUPPLIES FOR TWO TO THREE
DAYS PER PERSON. GATHER MEDICINES...TOILETRIES...AND FIRST AID
SUPPLIES. HAVE A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF CASH ON HAND SINCE CREDIT
CARDS AND AUTOMATED CASH MACHINES DO NOT WORK WITHOUT POWER. CHECK
FUEL LEVELS ON AUTOMOBILES AND GENERATORS. IF YOU NEED TO MAKE A
TRIP TO THE STORE OR GAS STATION...DO SO AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.
VISITORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CHECK WITH HOTEL MANAGEMENT OR LOCAL
OFFICIALS REGARDING ANY ACTIONS THEY SHOULD TAKE. LISTEN TO LOCAL
RADIO STATIONS FOR OFFICIAL INSTRUCTIONS AND SHELTER INFORMATION.
MARINERS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR
UNSAFE CONDITIONS. DO NOT VENTURE FAR FROM PORT AND RETURN QUICKLY
IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.

&&

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

GUZ001-PMZ151-281215-
/X.CON.PGUM.TR.A.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GUAM-GUAM COASTAL WATERS-
413 PM CHST MON SEP 28 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 18W CONTINUES MOVING SLOWLY WESTWARD NORTHEAST
OF CHUUK. GUAM CIVIL DEFENSE HAS DECLARED A CONDITION READINESS OF
3 FOR GUAM EARLIER THIS MORNING.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE CONDITIONS
DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU
LIVE IN A TIN-ROOF HOME...MAKE PREPARATIONS TO LEAVE IF ORDERED
TO DO SO BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. BOAT OWNERS NEED TO
DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION 18W MOVES CLOSER TO THE MARIANAS...
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE ON GUAM BEGINNING WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS POSSIBLE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

$$

GUZ002-PMZ152-281215-
/X.CON.PGUM.TR.A.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ROTA-ROTA COASTAL WATERS-
413 PM CHST MON SEP 28 2009

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

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE CONDITIONS
DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU
LIVE IN A TIN-ROOF HOME...MAKE PREPARATIONS TO LEAVE IF ORDERED
TO DO SO BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. BOAT OWNERS NEED TO
DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION 18W PASSES NEARBY...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
INCREASE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOUTH
OF ROTA. HOWEVER...THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
REMAINS HIGH BECAUSE OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST. STRONG WINDS
WITH GUSTS OCCASIONALLY TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE EXPECTED TO
BEGIN AFFECTING THE AREA TUESDAY EVENING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS POSSIBLE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

$$

WILLIAMS/EDSON





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