[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 140455
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL CYCLONE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 PM CHST SAT MAR 14 2015

...TROPICAL STORM BAVI MAINTAINING INTENSITY...

.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 COASTAL WATERS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 100 PM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BAVI WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 12.0 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 154.5 EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 665
MILES EAST OF GUAM AND 625 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN AT 50 MPH. BAVI IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT
23 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>154-141100-
/O.CON.PGUM.TY.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-GUAM COASTAL WATERS-ROTA COASTAL WATERS-
TINIAN COASTAL WATERS-SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS-
300 PM 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.

OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE
THE ONSET OF DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS BEGIN WHICH CAN CAUSE
OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.

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. CLOSELY 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. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
EAST AND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND
EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 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 NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...SHIFTING TO EAST AROUND
MIDNIGHT. EAST WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY DECREASE ON MONDAY.

COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO RISE
STEADILY TO BETWEEN 16 AND 19 FEET BY SUNDAY NIGHT. SEAS WILL BEGIN
TO SLOWLY DIMINISH MONDAY AS BAVI MOVES AWAY FROM THE MARIANAS.
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 9 TO 11 FEET THIS EVENING WILL
STEADILY RISE TO BETWEEN 10 AND 13 FEET OVERNIGHT. SURF ON EAST
FACING REEFS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 10 AND 13 FEET TONIGHT. 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 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MARIANAS THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT AS BAVI MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. RESIDENTS IN LOW-
LYING AND POOR-DRAINAGE AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY
OF FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AROUND 900 PM THIS EVENING...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

$$

WILLIAMS

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