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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM IN-FA (27W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
303 PM CHST THU NOV 19 2015

...TROPICAL STORM IN-FA PASSING BETWEEN CHUUK LAGOON AND FANANU...

.NEW INFORMATION...
NONE.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE IN GUAM AND THE SURROUNDING WATERS OUT TO 40 NM... AND
ON CHUUK...FANANU...LOSAP...ULUL AND PULUWAT IN CHUUK STATE.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CHUUK LAGOON...ULUL...LOSAP
AND FANANU IN CHUUK STATE. TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED...BUT
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 TO 74 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITHIN
THE NEXT 6 HOURS FOR CHUUK LAGOON...LOSAP AND FANANU...AND WITHIN
THE NEXT 24 HOURS FOR ULUL.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PULUWAT IN CHUUK
STATE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITHIN 24 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 TO 74 MPH...ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

ALL PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREAS SHOULD REVIEW THEIR PREPAREDNESS
PLAN AND BE READY TO IMPLEMENT IT SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED FOR
THEIR AREA.

IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND
THE TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE
EVENTS.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 100 PM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IN-FA (27W) WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 8.2N...LONGITUDE 152.2E. THIS WAS ABOUT 690
MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUAM. STORM MOTION WAS WEST-NORTHWEST. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 65 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
IN-FA REMAINS A STRONG TROPICAL STORM AND IS PASSING BETWEEN CHUUK
LAGOON AND FANANU. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 65 MPH. IN-FA IS
EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND COULD BECOME A
TYPHOON AGAIN OVERNIGHT.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...NOW IS THE TIME TO INITIATE
PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE DISASTER PLAN
SPECIFIC TO YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. MARINERS ARE URGED TO MAKE ALL
NECESSARY PREPARATIONS TO RETURN TO PORT...SEEK SAFE HARBOR...AND
SECURE THEIR CRAFT.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACQUIRE THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING WINDS SHOULD
BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION IF IN-FA IS STILL APPROACHING. IN
LOCATIONS WHERE DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING...REMAIN IN A
STURDY SHELTER UNTIL WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED. DO NOT START ANY INTER-
ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE DIMINISHED.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TIYAN AROUND 9 PM CHST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

GUZ001-PMZ151-191200-
/O.CON.PGUM.TR.A.0005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GUAM-GUAM COASTAL WATERS-
303 PM CHST THU NOV 19 2015

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST.
PREPARATIONS FOR THIS STORM SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOUTHERN COASTAL
WATERS AS IN-FA (27W) PASSES SOUTH OF GUAM SATURDAY.
HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL A THREAT FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
OVER THE ISLAND OF GUAM IF IN-FA DEVIATES TO THE NORTH OVER THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. SINCE IN-FA MAY STILL TRACK FARTHER NORTH THAN
EXPECTED...CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES.

SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET TODAY WILL BUILD TO AS HIGH AS 15 TO 20 FEET
BY SATURDAY AS TROPICAL STORM IN-FA PASSES TO THE SOUTH.

$$

...LOSAP AND CHUUK LAGOON...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LOSAP AND CHUUK LAGOON.
TYPHOON FORCE ARE NO LONGER A THREAT TO CHUUK AND LOSAP BUT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
HOURS. REMAIN IN A SUITABLE SHELTER AND AWAY FROM COASTAL
LOCATIONS UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. AVOID AREAS OF POTENTIAL
MUDSLIDES AND COASTAL INUNDATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND
TRAVEL. LISTEN TO FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS AND UPDATES FROM YOUR LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS
AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE THIS
EVENING. WINDS WILL FURTHER SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT AS IN-FA MOVES
FARTHER AWAY FROM CHUUK AND LOSAP.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION... COMBINED SEAS OF 15 TO 18
AND HAZARDOUS SURF OF 16 TO 20 FEET WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH
TONIGHT. INUNDATION OF 1 TO 3 FEET IS POSSIBLE ON WINDWARD
EXPOSURES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE WHICH
COULD INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR LANDSLIDES ON VULNERABLE SLOPES.

&&

...FANANU...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. REMAIN IN ADEQUATE SHELTER
UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY INTER-
ISLAND TRAVEL. LISTEN TO INSTRUCTIONS AND UPDATES FROM YOUR LOCAL
LEADERS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
THE HIGHEST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM IN-FA HAVE
PASSED TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST OF FANANU. HOWEVER...SOUTHWEST
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON WILL SUBSIDE TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH AND SHIFT TO
THE SOUTH BY THIS EVENING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS OF 12 TO 18 FEET AND SURF OF 14 TO 20 FEET WILL
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. INUNDATION OF 1 TO 3
FEET IS STILL POSSIBLE ON WINDWARD EXPOSURES THIS AFTERNOON.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING.

&&

...ULUL...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ULUL IN CHUUK STATE.
EMERGENCY AND SHELTERING PROCEDURES SHOULD BE COMPLETED THIS
AFTERNOON AS WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS EVENING. MAKE SURE THERE
IS ADEQUATE FOOD AND DRINKING WATER AVAILABLE IN A SHELTER LOCATED
AWAY FROM THE SHORE. PROTECT PROPERTIES AGAINST COASTAL
INUNDATION...HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS. DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY
INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL. LISTEN TO INSTRUCTIONS AND UPDATES FROM YOUR
LEADERS. IN PARTICULAR LISTEN FOR ANY CHANGES IN MOTION OR SPEED
IN THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL
SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND INCREASE TO DAMAGING LEVELS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
THIS EVENING. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS OF 74 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS THE CENTER OF IN-FA PASSES
NORTH OF ULUL. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE LATE FRIDAY MORNING AS IN-FA
BEGINS TO MOVE AWAY FROM ULUL.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 16 AND 20 FEET OVERNIGHT AS
IN-FA NEARS ULUL. IN ADDITION...SURF WILL RISE TO DANGEROUS
LEVELS OF 18 TO 22 FEET EARLY FRIDAY. INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET IS
POSSIBLE ON WINDWARD EXPOSURES AS IN-FA PASSES TO THE NORTH OF
ULUL EARLY FRIDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT.

...PULUWAT...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PULUWAT IN CHUUK
STATE. EMERGENCY AND SHELTERING PROCEDURES SHOULD BE COMPLETED
THIS EVENING AS WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
MORNING. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL. SET ASIDE ENOUGH FOOD
AND WATER FOR SEVERAL DAYS. ALTHOUGH IN-FA IS EXPECTED TO PASS
WELL TO THE NORTH OF PULUWAT FRIDAY...A BRIEF PERIOD OF DAMAGING
WINDS IS ANTICIPATED FRIDAY MORNING.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL TURN TOWARD THE WEST TODAY
AND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATE
TONIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING BEFORE WINDS SUBSIDE EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 9 AND 11 FEET TODAY...WHICH
WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 13 FEET MAINLY ON NORTH AND
WEST FACING REEFS AND BEACHES. MINOR INUNDATION AROUND 1 FOOT IS
POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY AT TIMES OF HIGH
TIDE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

$$

WILLIAMS
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