[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 03W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
315 PM 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...

THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR AILINGLAPLAP OF THE
WESTERN MARSHALL ISLANDS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR UJAE AND ENEWETAK OF
THE WESTERN MARSHALL ISLANDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 100 PM CHST THURSDAY...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM
BAVI WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 7.3 DEGREES NORTH...AND LONGITUDE
166.1 DEGREES EAST. THIS IS

ABOUT 190 MILES WEST OF AILINGLAPLAP
ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF KWAJALEIN
ABOUT 130 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF UJAE
ABOUT 380 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ENEWETAK
ABOUT 350 MILES WEST OF MAJURO
ABOUT 255 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF KOSRAE
ABOUT 540 MILES EAST OF POHNPEI AND
ABOUT 1510 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...
WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
TONIGHT. 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.

...ENEWETAK...
WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY.
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.

...AILINGLAPLAP...
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
THE REMAINDER OF TODAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH
OCCASIONAL STRONGER GUSTS ON FRIDAY. COMBINED SEAS WILL BE IN A
RANGE OF 9 TO 11 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND SHOULD SUBSIDE TO 8 TO 10
FEET BY FRIDAY AND WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE. DANGEROUS SURF OF 10 TO
12 FEET IS EXPECTED ALONG EXPOSED EAST FACING REEFS THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. 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 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY.


..NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT SCHEDULED ISSUANCE OF THIS LOCAL STATEMENT BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE WILL BE AT 900 PM THIS EVENING.

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KLEESCHULTE/EDSON

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