[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 18W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
403 PM CHST TUE SEP 29 2009

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 18W STILL HEADED TOWARD THE SOUTHERN
MARIANAS...

.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 CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF MARIANAS 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 100 PM CHST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 18W WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.6 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 151.5 DEGREES
EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT  215 MILES NORTH OF CHUUK
               490 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ROTA AND
               495 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 18W CONTINUES TO TRACK WEST-NORTHWESTWARD
TOWARD THE MARIANAS. THE HIGHEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST RAINS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. IT
IS TOO EARLY TO PROVIDE EXACT WIND AND SURGE FORECAST VALUES FOR
SPECIFIC LOCATIONS. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE THAT DAMAGING
WINDS REMAIN POSSIBLE SOMEWHERE NEAR GUAM AND THE CNMI.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE OUTAGES OF POWER AND WATER.
STOCK UP ON DRINKING WATER AND CANNED OR DRIED FOOD. MAKE SURE YOU
HAVE BATTERIES FOR FLASHLIGHTS OR LANTERNS AND PORTABLE RADIOS.
SECURE ENOUGH SUPPLIES TO LAST UP TO THREE DAYS PER PERSON. GATHER
MEDICINES...TOILETRIES...AND FIRST AID SUPPLIES. CHECK FUEL LEVELS
OF AUTOMOBILES AND GENERATORS. IF YOU NEED TO MAKE A TRIP TO THE
STORE OR GAS STATION...DO SO AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. LISTEN TO LOCAL
RADIO STATIONS FOR OFFICIAL INSTRUCTIONS AND SHELTER INFORMATION.
MARINERS SHOULD 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-PMZ151-291400-
/X.CON.PGUM.TR.A.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GUAM-GUAM COASTAL WATERS-
403 PM CHST TUE SEP 29 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE ISLAND OF GUAM REMAINS IN CONDITION OF READINESS 3. THE CENTER
OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 18W IS EXPECTED TO PASS NEAR SOUTHERN GUAM
LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING WINDS SHOULD BE MADE BEFORE CONDITIONS
DETERIORATE. LISTEN TO RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR EMERGENCY
INFORMATION. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN
AROUND. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

&&

...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 18W MOVES CLOSER TO THE SOUTHERN MARIANAS. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS VEERING FROM NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST ARE
POSSIBLE IN SOUTHERN GUAM AND GUAM COASTAL WATERS LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.

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

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
2 TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING.

$$

GUZ002-PMZ152-291400-
/X.CON.PGUM.TR.A.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ROTA-ROTA COASTAL WATERS-
403 PM CHST TUE SEP 29 2009

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE ISLAND OF ROTA REMAINS IN CONDITION OF READINESS 3. TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 18W IS EXPECTED TO PASS SOUTH OF GUAM WEDNESDAY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING WINDS SHOULD BE MADE BEFORE CONDITIONS
DETERIORATE. LISTEN TO RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR EMERGENCY
INFORMATION. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN
AROUND. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

&&

...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 18W MOVES CLOSER TO THE SOUTHERN MARIANAS. HIGH WINDS
JUST BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE VEERING FROM NORTHEAST TO
SOUTHEAST ARE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A STORM SURGE AS HIGH AS 1 FOOT ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS POSSIBLE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING.

$$






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