[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 03W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
935 AM CHST THU MAR 12 2015

...TROPICAL STORM BAVI (03W) MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN MARSHALL
ISLANDS...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ON AILINGLAPLAP...UJAE...AND ENEWETAK ATOLLS OF THE
MARSHALL ISLANDS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR UJAE AND ENEWETAK OF
THE WESTERN MARSHALL ISLANDS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AILINGLAPLAP OF THE
WESTERN MARSHALL ISLANDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 AM CHST THURSDAY...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM
BAVI WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 7.3 DEGREES NORTH...AND LONGITUDE
166.9 DEGREES EAST. THIS IS

ABOUT 135 MILES WEST OF AILINGLAPLAP
ABOUT 115 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF KWAJALEIN
ABOUT 155 MILES SOUTHEAST OF UJAE
ABOUT 415 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ENEWETAK
ABOUT 295 MILES WEST OF MAJURO
ABOUT 300 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF KOSRAE AND
ABOUT 1560 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM

TROPICAL STORM BAVI IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 8 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...

TROPICAL STORM BAVI WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM AILINGLAPLAP
ATOLL AND IS NEAR ITS CLOSEST POINT OF APPROACH OF KWAJALEIN. TS
BAVI WILL PASS ABOUT 45 MILES SOUTHWEST OF UJAE ATOLL THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND ABOUT 140 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ENEWETAK ATOLL FRIDAY
MORNING. A GRADUAL INTENSIFICATION IS EXPECTED FOR TS BAVI OVER THE
NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. TS BAVI COULD BECOME A TYPHOON BY SATURDAY.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

...UJAE AND ENEWETAK...
WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED  THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 14 TO 18 FEET DURING THE
PASSAGE OF TS BAVI. DANGEROUS SURF OF 12 TO 15 FEET IS EXPECTED
ALONG EXPOSED EAST FACING REEFS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 1 TO 2 FEET
OF INUNDATION IS POSSIBLE ON EASTERN EXPOSURES. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY
SUBSIDE TO 10 TO 14 FEET BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL SEAS SUBSIDE...PERHAPS BY THIS WEEKEND.
SWIMMERS AND SURFERS SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. ALSO...ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY.



...FOR AILINGLAPLAP...
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE TODAY. WINDS DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
STRONGER GUSTS ON FRIDAY. COMBINED SEAS WILL BE IN A RANGE OF 11 TO
14 FEET TODAY AND SHOULD SUBSIDE TO 9 TO 12 FEET BY FRIDAY.
DANGEROUS SURF OF 12 TO 15 FEET IS EXPECTED ALONG EXPOSED EAST
FACING REEFS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 1 TO 2 FEET OF INUNDATION IS
POSSIBLE ON EASTERN EXPOSURES. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT
UNTIL SEAS SUBSIDE...PERHAPS BY THIS WEEKEND. SWIMMERS AND SURFERS
SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY
SATURDAY.


..NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT SCHEDULED ISSUANCE OF THIS LOCAL STATEMENT BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE WILL BE AT 300 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

GUARD/KLEESCHULTE

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