[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 151648
HLSPQ1

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL CYCLONE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
248 AM CHST MON MAR 16 2015

...TROPICAL STORM BAVI MOVING AWAY FROM THE MARIANAS...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE IN THE MARIANAS AND SURROUNDING WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM...ROTA...TINIAN
AND SAIPAN AS WELL AS ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 AM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BAVI WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 13.5 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 143.8 DEGREES EAST.
THIS IS ABOUT 170 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAIPAN
              160 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TINIAN
              105 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF ROTA
               65 MILES WEST OF GUAM

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 50 MPH. MOVEMENT IS TOWARD THE WEST
AT 22 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
GUAM...ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN REMAIN IN CONDITION OF READINESS 1.
TROPICAL STORM BAVI IS MOVING WESTWARD AWAY FROM THE MARIANAS. HIGH
WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL DAMAGING WINDS SUBSIDE. MONITOR WEATHER RADIO
OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN
FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. MARINERS SHOULD KEEP BOATS
WELL-SECURED UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE TO SAFE LEVELS.

&&

GUZ001>004-PMZ151>154-160100-
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GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-GUAM COASTAL WATERS-ROTA COASTAL WATERS-
TINIAN COASTAL WATERS-SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS-
248 AM CHST MON MAR 16 2015

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING...AND
20 TO 25 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS OF 13 TO 15 FEET
TODAY SHOULD FALL TO BETWEEN 10 AND 12 FEET TONIGHT...AND AROUND
9 FEET ON TUESDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE OR COASTAL INUNDATION IS EXPECTED.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES TODAY...BUT LESS THAN AN
INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS LIKELY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 900 AM...OR EARLIER IF
NEEDED.

$$

MIDDLEBROOKE

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