[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 022231
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TYPHOON CHAN-HOM (09W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
831 AM CHST FRI JUL 3 2015

...TYPHOON CHAN-HOM SLOWS DOWN SOUTHEAST OF GUAM...

.NEW INFORMATION...
NONE

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GUAM...
ROTA...TINIAN...SAIPAN AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 AM CHST...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON CHAN-HOM (09W) WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 10.2N...LONGITUDE 148.1E. THIS WAS ABOUT 320 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GUAM. STORM MOTION WAS WEST AT 3 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TYPHOON CHAN-HOM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SLOWLY WESTWARD TODAY...
THEN TURN TO THE NORTHWEST LATER TODAY WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED. CHAN-HOM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS AND COULD BE A CATEGORY 2 TYPHOON WHEN IT PASSES
THROUGH THE MARIANAS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 NIGHT.
FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
THE CURRENT FORECAST BRINGS THE CENTER OF CHAN-HOM NEAR GUAM AND
ROTA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...BUT SOME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS IN THE
TIMING AND THE FORECAST TRACK...AND TYPHOON CONDITIONS COULD OCCUR
ON ANY OF THE ISLANDS.

FOR MARINERS...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.

&&

.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>004-PMZ151>154-030615-
/O.CON.PGUM.TY.A.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-GUAM COASTAL WATERS-ROTA COASTAL WATERS-
TINIAN COASTAL WATERS-SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS-
831 AM CHST FRI JUL 3 2015

...TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
WITH TYPHOON FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN
TO SUBSIDE LATE SUNDAY MORNING FOR GUAM.

SEAS OF 8 TO 12 FEET TODAY WILL BUILD THROUGH TONIGHT AS CHAN-HOM
NEARS AND COULD REACH UP TO 23 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY
MORNING NEAR THE CENTER.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 15 FEET FRIDAY WILL BUILD TO DANGEROUS
LEVELS OF 17 TO 22 FEET SATURDAY EVENING. DANGEROUS SURF WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDING BY MONDAY MORNING.

COASTAL INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET IS EXPECTED ALONG EAST FACING
SHORES AS CHAN-HOM APPROACHES. HIGHER COASTAL INUNDATION IS
POSSIBLE DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK OF CHAN-HOM.

...FLASH FLOODING...
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING WHICH CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.

$$

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