[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL CYCLONE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 AM CHST SAT MAR 14 2015

...TROPICAL STORM BAVI SLOWLY INTENSIFYING...

.NEW INFORMATION...
AS OF 8 PM FRIDAY...GOVERNOR INOS HAS DECLARED TROPICAL STORM
CONDITION 3 FOR THE ISLAND OF ROTA. GUAM REMAINS IN CONDITION OF
READINESS 3.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS ON GUAM...ROTA...TINIAN AND
SAIPAN.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM... ROTA...TINIAN AND
SAIPAN ALONG WITH THE MARIANAS WATERS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 100 AM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BAVI WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 10.1 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 158.0 EAST. THIS IS ABOUT
925 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM AND 895 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
SAIPAN. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 60 MPH. BAVI IS MOVING WEST-
NORTHWEST AT 17 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFECT. TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

&&

GUZ001>004-PMZ151>154-140100-
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GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-GUAM COASTAL WATERS-ROTA COASTAL WATERS-
TINIAN COASTAL WATERS-SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS-
300 AM CHST SAT MAR 14 2015

...A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

.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 AND SECURE THEIR CRAFT. CONTINUE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO
YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN FOR TROPICAL STORMS AND TYPHOONS. MONITOR
WEATHER BROADCASTS FOR CHANGES TO THE LATEST FORECAST AND LISTEN
FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
FOR GUAM AND ROTA...TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. DAMAGING NORTH WINDS OF
35 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...SHIFTING TO
EAST AT 40 TO 50 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS SHOULD SHIFT TO THE
SOUTHEAST AND GRADUALLY DECREASE ON MONDAY.

FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN...TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. DAMAGING NORTH WINDS OF
30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...SHIFTING TO
EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. EAST WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE ON
MONDAY.

COMBINED SEAS OF 11 TO 13 FEET TODAY WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 16 AND
19 FEET BY SUNDAY NIGHT. TYPHOON CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE
LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. INTER-ISLAND
TRAVEL AND OTHER MARINE ACTIVITY SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL TUESDAY
AT THE EARLIEST.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SURF ON NORTH FACING REEFS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 8 AND 10 FEET ON
SATURDAY...AND SURF ON EAST FACING REEFS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 10
AND 14 FEET. SURF WILL BECOME VERY DANGEROUS AT 15 FEET OR MORE ON
NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. COASTAL
INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET IS POSSIBLE ALONG EAST FACING SHORES
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ON TINIAN AND SAIPAN...AND
2 TO 4 INCHES ON GUAM AND ROTA THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS IN
LOW-LYING AND POOR-DRAINAGE AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF FLASH FLOODING.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AROUND 9 AM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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