[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ83 PGUM 162311
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM FRANCISCO (26W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
911 AM CHST THU OCT 17 2013

...TROPICAL STORM FRANCISCO SLOWING DOWN SOUTHWEST OF GUAM...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FRANCISCO FORWARD MOTION HAS DECREASED. FRANCISCO
IS EXPECTED TO TURN TOWARD THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON...THEN TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH THIS EVENING.

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

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

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 17 AM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANCISCO (26W) WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.2N...LONGITUDE 142.9E...THIS IS ABOUT

ABOUT 200 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GUAM
ABOUT 250 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROTA
ABOUT 320 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TINIAN
ABOUT 330 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAIPAN
ABOUT 350 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF YAP

STORM MOTION WAS SW OR 225 DEGREES AT 5 MPH.

DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ----------------------

AT 700 AM CHST. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 70 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REVIEW YOUR TYPHOON/TROPICAL STORM DISASTER PLAN AND BE READY TO
ACT IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. LISTEN FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

MARINERS SHOULD MAKE ALL NECESSARY PREPARATIONS TO RETURN TO
PORT...SEEK SAFE HARBOR...AND SECURE THEIR CRAFT. INITIATE
PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN FOR TROPICAL
SYSTEMS. MONITOR WEATHER BROADCASTS FOR CHANGES TO THE LATEST
FORECAST AND LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AROUND 300 PM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

GUZ001>004-PMZ151>154-170500-
/X.CON.PGUM.TR.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-GUAM COASTAL WATERS-ROTA COASTAL WATERS-
TINIAN COASTAL WATERS-SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS-
911 AM CHST THU OCT 17 2013

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
FOR GUAM AND ROTA...EAST WIND 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY...GRADUALLY SHIFTING TO SOUTHEAST BY
THIS EVENING. FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE. SOUTH
WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH.

FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN...EAST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...GRADUALLY SHIFTING TO
SOUTHEAST TONIGHT. FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE
SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH.

DAMAGING WINDS OF 40 MPH OR MORE ARE STILL POSSIBLE FOR ALL
LOCATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

CHOPPY SEAS OF 10 TO 13 FEET TODAY WILL BUILD FURTHER TO BETWEEN 11
AND 14 FEET TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
COASTAL INUNDATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET MAY STILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING ALONG SOUTH AND WEST FACING COASTS...
ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDES. SURF WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS AT 10 TO
12 FEET ALONG SOUTH AND WEST FACING REEFS THROUGH TONIGHT.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS STILL POSSIBLE...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. RESIDENTS IN LOW-LYING AND POOR-DRAINAGE AREAS SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FLASH FLOODING.

$$

ZIOBRO




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