[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM 18W NORTHWEST OF 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...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELED AND ARE
NO LONGER IN EFFECT. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE
FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 330 PM CHST...0530Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM 18W WAS
LOCATED BY RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 14.2 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE
144.5 DEGREES EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT 50 MILES WEST OF ROTA AND 55 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST
OF HAGATNA GUAM.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM 18W PASSED THROUGH THE ROTA CHANNEL EARLIER THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM HAVE
ABATED. DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. WINDS NEAR 40 MPH
WERE EXPERIENCED ON ROTA AND LOCATIONS ON GUAM RECEIVED UP TO 3
INCHES OF RAINFALL TODAY.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST BEFORE
MAKING ANY DEFINITE PLANS. BEACH GOERS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT
FOR HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN TIYAN REGARDING TROPICAL STORM 18W.

GUZ001-PMZ151-300715-
/X.CAN.PGUM.TR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GUAM-GUAM COASTAL WATERS-
401 PM CHST WED SEP 30 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
GUAM CIVIL DEFENSE PLACED GUAM IN CONDITION OF READINESS 4 AT 2 PM.

$$

GUZ002-PMZ152-300715-
/X.CAN.PGUM.TR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ROTA-ROTA COASTAL WATERS-
401 PM CHST WED SEP 30 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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