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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM 18W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
1027 AM CHST WED SEP 30 2009

...CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM 18W APPROACHING GUAM AND ROTA...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECTED
LOCATIONS OF THE MARIANAS AND SURROUNDING WATERS OUT TO 40 NM.

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

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
INCLUDING WINDS OF 39 UP TO 73 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 AM CHST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM 18W WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.9 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 146.8 DEGREES
EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT  145 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM AND
               135 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ROTA.

TROPICAL STORM 18W IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 17 MPH. THE CENTER
OF TROPICAL STORM 18W IS FORECAST TO PASS VERY CLOSE TO GUAM AND
SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF ROTA AS A MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 40 MPH. LITTLE CHANGE IN
INTENSITY IS EXPECTED BEFORE THE CENTER PASSES.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.
HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS CAN OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE CENTER.
TROPICAL STORM 18W WILL PASS VERY CLOSE TO GUAM THIS AFTERNOON.
ACCORDINGLY...THE HIGHEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO
OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE THAT
DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR GUAM AND ROTA.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY. BATTERIES SHOULD ALREADY BE STOCKED FOR POWERED
EQUIPMENT OR HAVE MANUAL EQUIPMENT ON HAND IN CASE OF POWER
OUTAGES. CARS AND GENERATORS SHOULD ALREADY BE FUELED. NECESSARY
WATER...DRY OR CANNED FOODS SHOULD ALREADY BE STORED. IF YOU LIVE
ON A BOAT YOUR CRAFT SHOULD ALREADY BE SECURED. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT AND REMAIN WELL SECURED. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM
INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR
ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...PLEASE
REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS
FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
AND GUAM HOMELAND SECURITY/OFFICE OF CIVIL DEFENSE AND THE
SAIPAN/CNMI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

&&

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

GUZ001-PMZ151-300845-
/X.CON.PGUM.TR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GUAM-GUAM COASTAL WATERS-
1027 AM CHST WED SEP 30 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
GUAM REMAINS IN A TROPICAL STORM WARNING. GUAM CIVIL DEFENSE
PLACED GUAM IN CONDITION OF READINESS 1 AS OF 7 AM THIS MORNING.
GUAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED TODAY. SEVERAL SHELTERS HAVE BEEN
OPENED.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND SHOULD ALREADY BE
SECURED. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME OR OTHER STRUCTURE MADE OF
LIGHT MATERIALS...CONSIDER MOVING TO A MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.
BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD ALREADY HAVE
SECURED THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTH AND INCREASE TODAY AS TROPICAL
STORM 18W MOVES CLOSER. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SWITCHING FROM
NORTH TO SOUTH ARE EXPECTED ON GUAM AND IN GUAM COASTAL WATERS
THIS AFTERNOON. GRADUALLY DECREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A STORM SURGE MAY CAUSE COASTAL INUNDATION UP TO 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE
HIGH TIDE ON ALL EXPOSURES. SURF WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT 11 TO 13 FEET
ON ALL EXPOSURES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
4 TO 6 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...BRINGING THE
STORM TOTAL TO 6 TO 8 INCHES. THIS WILL CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING
IN POOR DRAINAGE AND IN LOW-LYING AREAS. MUD SLIDES ARE NOT
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

$$

GUZ002-PMZ152-300845-
/X.CON.PGUM.TR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ROTA-ROTA COASTAL WATERS-
1027 AM CHST WED SEP 30 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ROTA. ROTA WAS
PLACED IN TROPICAL STORM CONDITION OF READINESS 2 AS OF 5:30 AM.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND SHOULD ALREADY BE
SECURED. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME OR OTHER STRUCTURE MADE OF
LIGHT MATERIALS...CONSIDER MOVING TO A MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.
BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD ALREADY HAVE
SECURED THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO EAST AND INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS
TROPICAL STORM 18W MOVES CLOSER. EAST WINDS JUST BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE AROUND MID AFTERNOON WILL VEER TO SOUTHEAST AND
GRADUALLY DECREASE TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM SURGE WILL GENERATE HAZARDOUS SURF OF 11 TO 13 FEET ON SOUTH
FACING EXPOSURES. HOWEVER...DUE TO HIGH ELEVATIONS...NO INUNDATION
IS EXPECTED.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
2 TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...BRINGING THE
STORM TOTAL TO 3 TO 5 INCHES. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME LOCALIZED
FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AND IN LOW-LYING AREAS. MUD SLIDES ARE
NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

$$






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