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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED...CORRECTED
TROPICAL CYCLONE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
1030 PM CHST SAT MAR 14 2015

CORRECTED TO ADD COR 2 INFORMATION

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN...

.NEW INFORMATION...
AS OF 745 PM THIS EVENING...ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN ARE UNDER A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING.

AS OF 800 PM THIS EVENING...ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN HAVE BEEN PLACED
UNDER CONDITION OF READINESS 2.

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN
AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS AS OF 745 PM THIS EVENING.

A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM...ROTA...TINIAN AND
SAIPAN AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 PM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BAVI WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 13.0 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 152.2 EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 500
MILES EAST OF GUAM AND 455 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 60 MPH. BAVI IS MOVING WEST-
NORTHWEST AT 21 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
AS TROPICAL STORM BAVI APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN MARIANAS TONIGHT
AND SUNDAY...WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE. DAMAGING
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. SURF WILL ALSO RISE TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS BY SUNDAY MORNING
AND BUILD FURTHER TO DANGEROUS LEVELS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG
AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON GUAM BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS...
NOW IT IS TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION
OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. HEAD FOR STRONGER SHELTER IF DIRECTED TO DO SO
BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR
FLOODING. OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY MID SUNDAY
MORNING BEFORE THE ONSET OF DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS BEGIN
WHICH CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.

FOR BOATERS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE
PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR
TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS
FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN
IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

FOR GUAM AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS...
CONTINUE WITH YOU PREPARATIONS AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
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. CLOSELY MONITOR
WEATHER BROADCASTS FOR CHANGES TO THE LATEST FORECAST AND LISTEN FOR
FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
FOR ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS...
DAMAGING NORTH WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE
EXPECTED BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THEN EAST WINDS AT 55 TO 65 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 80 MPH BY SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE
MONDAY MORNING. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS OF 74 MPH AND HIGHER ARE STILL
POSSIBLE SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING IF BAVI BECOME
STRONGER THAN EXPECTED.

COMBINED SEAS OF 9 TO 11 FEET SUNDAY MORNING WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN
11 AND 14 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THEY WILL RISE FURTHER TO
BETWEEN 13 TO 17 FEET SUNDAY EVENING. SEAS SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE
MONDAY MORNING AS BAVI MOVES AWAY FROM THE ISLANDS. INTER-ISLAND
TRAVEL AND OTHER MARINE ACTIVITY SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL TUESDAY
AT THE EARLIEST.

FOR GUAM AND ADJACENT WATERS...
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THEN WEST WINDS AT 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
MPH BY SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE MONDAY MORNING.
TYPHOON FORCE WINDS OF 74 MPH AND HIGHER ARE STILL POSSIBLE SUNDAY
EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING IF BAVI BECOME STRONGER AND
TRACK CLOSER TO GUAM.

COMBINED SEAS OF 9 TO 11 FEET SUNDAY MORNING WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN
11 AND 14 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THEY WILL RISE FURTHER TO
BETWEEN 12 TO 15 FEET SUNDAY EVENING. SEAS SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE
MONDAY MORNING AS BAVI MOVES AWAY FROM THE ISLANDS. INTER-ISLAND
TRAVEL AND OTHER MARINE ACTIVITY SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL TUESDAY
AT THE EARLIEST.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
FOR ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS...
HAZARDOUS SURF ON NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS OF 10 TO 12 FEET
SUNDAY MORNING WILL STEADILY RISE TO BETWEEN 12 AND 14 FEET BY LATE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SURF WILL BECOME VERY DANGEROUS AT 15 TO 18 FEET
ALONG ALL REEFS SUNDAY EVENING AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. COASTAL
INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET IS POSSIBLE ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING
SHORES SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY DURING
HIGH TIDES.

FOR GUAM AND ADJACENT WATERS...
HAZARDOUS SURF ON NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS OF 10 TO 12 FEET
SUNDAY MORNING WILL STEADILY RISE TO BETWEEN 11 AND 13 FEET BY LATE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SURF WILL BECOME VERY DANGEROUS AT 13 TO 15 FEET
ALONG ALL FACING FACING REEFS SUNDAY EVENING AND EARLY MONDAY
MORNING. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 1 TO 3 FEET IS POSSIBLE ALONG WEST...
NORTH AND EAST FACING SHORES SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE FOR ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE
FOR GUAM THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING 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
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
AROUND 300 AM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

$$

CHAN

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