[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 132254
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL CYCLONE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 AM CHST SAT MAR 14 2015

...TROPICAL STORM BAVI HAS WEAKENED SLIGHTLY...

.NEW INFORMATION...
AS OF 8 AM FRIDAY...GUAM AND ROTA REMAIN IN A TROPICAL STORM
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 700 AM CHST...
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BAVI WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.0
NORTH AND LONGITUDE 156.8 EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 830 MILES EAST OF GUAM
AND 810 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE
DECREASED TO 50 MPH. BAVI IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 16 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM...ROTA...TINIAN AND
SAIPAN. TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

&&

GUZ001>004-PMZ151>154-140500-
/O.CON.PGUM.TY.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-GUAM COASTAL WATERS-ROTA COASTAL WATERS-
TINIAN COASTAL WATERS-SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS-
900 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 9 TO 11 FEET THIS MORNING WILL RISE STEADILY 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 OF 8 TO 10 FEET THIS MORNING WILL
STEADILY RISE TO BETWEEN 10 AND 14 FEET BY SATURDAY NIGHT. SURF ON
EAST FACING REEFS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 10 AND 14 FEET TODAY. 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 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

$$

WILLIAMS

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