[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...TROPICAL STORM IN-FA MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AND AWAY FROM
FANANU...

.NEW INFORMATION...
THE TYPHOON WARNING FOR FANANU HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ULUL IN CHUUK STATE.
DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 TO 74 MPH ARE NOW EXPECTED IN THE NEXT
6 HOURS...TYPHOON CONDITIONS INCLUDING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS OF 74
MPH OR MORE ARE STILL POSSIBLE IF THE TRACK SHOULD VEER FURTHER
TO THE SOUTH AND CLOSER TO THE ISLAND.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM AND GUAM
COASTAL WATERS. 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.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 PM CHST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IN-FA
(27W) WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 9.0N...LONGITUDE 150.8E. THIS WAS
ABOUT 90 MILES WEST OF FANANU IN CHUUK STATE AND 510 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GUAM MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 18 MPH WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 65 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
IN-FA REMAINS A STRONG TROPICAL STORM AND IS MOVING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM FANANU IN A DIRECTION THAT WILL PLACE IT JUST SOUTH OF THE
GUAM COASTAL WATERS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. 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.

&&

.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.

GUZ001-PMZ151-191930-
/O.CON.PGUM.TR.A.0005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GUAM-GUAM COASTAL WATERS-
919 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...
AS TROPICAL STORM IN-FA (27W) MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR
SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST
IS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IN THE SOUTHERN COASTAL WATERS
OF GUAM FROM EARLY SATURDAY MORNING TO EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
ANY DEVIATION NORTHWARD OF THE TRACK MAY BRING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS
OF 39 MPH OR MORE BRIEFLY ALONG THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF GUAM.

SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET THIS EVENING WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 12 AND 16
FEET BY SATURDAY AS TROPICAL STORM IN-FA PASSES TO THE SOUTH.

$$

..FANANU...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE TYPHOON WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR FANANU IN CHUUK STATE.
REMAIN IN ADEQUATE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. DO NOT
ATTEMPT ANY INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.
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 OF FANANU. SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL
STEADILY SUBSIDE TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH OVERNIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET AND SURF OF 12 TO 15 FEET WILL
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING.

&&

...ULUL...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ULUL IN CHUUK STATE.
ALTHOUGH TROPICAL STORM INTENSITY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...
ANY DEVIATION OF THE TRACK COULD BRING THE DESTRUCTIVE TYPHOON
WINDS OF THE EYE OF THE STORM. EMERGENCY AND SHELTERING PROCEDURES
SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 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...
NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL SHIFT TO
THE NORTHWEST AND THEN WEST WHILE INCREASING TO DAMAGING LEVELS OF
35 TO 50 MPH AS THE STORM APPROACHES. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS OF 74
MPH OR GREATER ARE NOT EXPECTED UNLESS THE TRACK CHANGES IN THE
NEXT COUPLE HOURS FURTHER TO THE SOUTH. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE LATE
FRIDAY MORNING AS IN-FA MOVES 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 3 TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT.

$$

EDSON
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