[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 020539
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM CHAN-HOM (09W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
339 PM CHST THU JUL 2 2015

...CHAN-HOM (09W) INTENSIFYING NORTH OF CHUUK...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TYPHOON WATCH IN EFFECT.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE IN THE MARIANA ISLANDS AND SURROUNDING WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MARIANAS AND MARIANAS
WATERS.

TYPHOON CONDITIONS...INCLUDING WINDS OF 74 MPH OR MORE...ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN 48 HOURS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHAN-HOM WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 11.2N...LONGITUDE 151.9E. THIS WAS ABOUT 255 MILES
NORTH OF CHUUK AND ABOUT 520 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM.
CHAN-HOM WAS MOVING WEST AT 18 MPH WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 65 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM CHAN-HOM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WESTWARD THROUGH
FRIDAY WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED TONIGHT. CHAN-HOM
IS EXPECTED TO TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST FRIDAY NIGHT ON A TRACK
THAT WOULD BRING IT THROUGH THE MARIANAS SATURDAY NIGHT.
ADDITIONAL INTENSIFICATION IS EXPECTED...WITH CHAN-HOM BECOMING A
TYPHOON AS EARLY AS FRIDAY MORNING.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE TO PUT YOUR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLAN INTO ACTION. MAKE
SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH FOOD AND WATER FOR A FEW DAYS...AS WELL AS
FUEL FOR VEHICLES AND GENERATORS. BEGIN PREPARING YOUR PROPERTY
FOR TYPHOON CONDITIONS..POSSIBLE AS EARLY AS SATURDAY. FOLLOW
INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. THE
CURRENT FORECAST BRINGS THE CENTER OF CHAN-HOM THROUGH THE ROTA
CHANNEL SATURDAY EVENING...BUT MUCH UNCERTAINTY REMAINS IN THE
FORECAST...AND TYPHOON CONDITIONS COULD OCCUR ON ANY OF THE
ISLANDS.

FOR MARINERS...IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE
YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED
SHELTER. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN
TO PORT.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. BECAUSE SMALL ADJUSTMENTS IN
FORECAST TRACK ARE EXPECTED...LISTEN FOR UPDATED FORECAST
INFORMATION.

&&

GUZ001>004-PMZ151>154-021400-
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GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-GUAM COASTAL WATERS-ROTA COASTAL WATERS-
TINIAN COASTAL WATERS-SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS-
339 PM CHST THU JUL 2 2015

...TYPHOON WATCH IN EFFECT...

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
AND COULD LAST UNTIL AROUND MIDDAY SUNDAY. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS
ARE POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SEAS OF 8 TO 12 FEET FRIDAY WILL BUILD THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AS
CHAN-HOM NEARS AND COULD REACH UP TO 20 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT NEAR
THE CENTER.

SURF OF 10 TO 15 FEET FRIDAY WILL BUILD TO DANGEROUS LEVELS OF 17
TO 22 FEET SATURDAY EVENING. DANGEROUS SURF WILL CONTINUE INTO
SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

COASTAL INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET IS EXPECTED ALONG EAST FACING
SHORES AS CHAN-HOM APPROACHES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY 900 PM CHST.

$$

W. AYDLETT
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