[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ82 PGUM 151112
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TYPHOON DOLPHIN (07W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
912 PM CHST FRI MAY 15 2015

...EYE OF TYPHOON DOLPHIN MOVING THROUGH THE ROTA CHANNEL...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE IN GUAM...ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN AS WELL AS
SURROUNDING WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM...ROTA...TINIAN AND
SAIPAN. TYPHOON CONDITIONS...INCLUDING WINDS OF 74 MPH OR MORE...
WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 MPH OR
MORE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SUNRISE.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ROTA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 644 PM CHST...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON DOLPHIN WAS LOCATED BY
RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 13.8 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 145.2 EAST. THIS IS
ABOUT 95 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF TINIAN AND SAIPAN...20 MILES
SOUTH OF ROTA...AND 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF GUAM. DOLPHIN WAS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 110 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
LATEST RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS TYPHOON DOLPHIN VEERING MORE TO THE
NORTHWEST AFTER PASSING ALMOST EXACTLY BETWEEN GUAM AND ROTA.
SEAS HAVE REACHED NEARLY 22 FEET AT THE IPAN BUOY JUST EAST OF
GUAM. THE HIGHEST SEAS WERE LIKELY BLOCKED BY THE LANDMASS OF
GUAM. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TONIGHT AS DOLPHIN
SLOWLY MOVES AWAY FROM THE MARIANAS. LATEST GUAM OBSERVATIONS
SHOW RAPIDLY-RISING PRESSURES INDICATING THE EYE IS MOVING AWAY
FROM THE ISLAND.

$$

GUZ001-PMZ151-151915-
/O.CON.PGUM.TY.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GUAM-GUAM COASTAL WATERS-
912 PM CHST FRI MAY 15 2015

...TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TYPHOON FORCE WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER GUAM FOR
ANOTHER FEW HOURS. REMAIN INDOORS OR IN YOUR DESIGNATED SHELTER
UNTIL THE TYPHOON PASSES.

&&

...WINDS...
WEST TYPHOON FORCE WIND AROUND 75 TO 90 MPH...ESPECIALLY OVER
NORTHERN GUAM...WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE SOUTH AND DIMINISH TO
35 TO 50 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM
FORCE AROUND SUNRISE. WINDS COULD VARY IF DOLPHIN CONTINUES TO
WOBBLE IN ITS MOTION.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SEAS OF 20 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF TONIGHT.
THIS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS SURF OF 20 TO 25 FEET ALONG NORTH AND
WEST FACING SHORES TONIGHT. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 2 TO 3 FEET IS
LIKELY UNTIL HIGH TIDE SATURDAY MORNING AROUND 530 AM.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH
SATURDAY. LOCAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

$$

GUZ002-PMZ152-151915-
/O.CON.PGUM.TY.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ROTA-ROTA COASTAL WATERS-
912 PM CHST FRI MAY 15 2015

...TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN INDOORS OR IN YOUR DESIGNATED SHELTER UNTIL THE TYPHOON
PASSES.|

&&

...WINDS...
SOUTH TYPHOON FORCE WINDS OF 70 TO 85 MPH WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SHOULD END AROUND
SUNRISE SATURDAY. WINDS MAY VARY AS DOLPHIN WOBBLES ALONG ITS
TRACK AS IT GRADUALLY MOVES AWAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SEAS OF 20 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL
PRODUCE DANGEROUS SURF OF 16 TO 22 FEET ALONG ALL SHORES THROUGH
SUNRISE. THEN SURF WILL SETTLE DOWN TO MAINLY WEST FACING REEFS ON
SATURDAY. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 2 TO 3 FEET IS LIKELY UNTIL HIGH
TIDE AROUND 530 AM SATURDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH
SATURDAY. LOCAL FLOODING IS LIKELY.

$$

GUZ003-004-PMZ153-154-151915-
/O.CON.PGUM.TY.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
TINIAN-SAIPAN-TINIAN COASTAL WATERS-SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS-
912 PM CHST FRI MAY 15 2015

...TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN INDOORS OR IN YOUR DESIGNATED SHELTER UNTIL THE TYPHOON
PASSES.

&&

...WINDS...
EAST TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH WILL SLOWLY
DECREASE AND AFTER MIDNIGHT WILL DIMINISH TO BELOW TROPICAL STORM
FORCE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SEAS OF 20 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL
PRODUCE DANGEROUS SURF OF 16 TO 22 FEET ALONG SOUTH AND WEST
FACING SHORES TONIGHT WHICH WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY. COASTAL
INUNDATION OF 2 TO 3 FEET IS LIKELY UNTIL HIGH TIDE AROUND 530 AM
SATURDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF UP TO 1 INCH IS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY.

$$

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TIYAN AROUND 300 AM CHST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

STANKO
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