[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 201609
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TYPHOON IN-FA (27W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
209 AM CHST SAT NOV 21 2015

...TYPHOON IN-FA NEARING CLOSEST POINT OF APPROACH TO GUAM...

.NEW INFORMATION...
NONE.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ON GUAM AND THE SURROUNDING COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 40
NAUTICAL MILES.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
GUAM WATERS.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 AM CHST...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON IN-FA (27W) WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 10.9N...LONGITUDE 144.9E. THIS WAS ABOUT 175 MILES SOUTH
OF GUAM. STORM MOTION WAS WEST AT 18 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 115
MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TYPHOON IN-FA WILL REACH ITS CLOSEST POINT OF APPROACH TO THE
SOUTH OF GUAM AROUND SUNRISE THIS MORNING. GUAM WILL ONLY
ENCOUNTER THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND
IS THEREFORE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE ONLY MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS TODAY.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT
VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING.

HAVE A WELL CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM
INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST.

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL AFTER TYPHOON IN-FA
PASSES AND WINDS AND SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED.

&&

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

GUZ001-PMZ151-210200-
/O.CON.PGUM.TR.W.0012.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GUAM-GUAM COASTAL WATERS-
209 AM CHST SAT NOV 21 2015

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

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD ALREADY BE COMPLETED. GUSTY WINDS AND
HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. HOWEVER...AS TYPHOON IN-FA (27W) PASSES...
STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR
THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT.

RESIDENTS SHOULD KEEP LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE
CANS...TARPS OR CANOPIES...AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY COULD
BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE
UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 14 FEET ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THE HIGHEST
SEAS WILL BE FOUND IN WATERS SOUTH OF GUAM.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
MINOR COASTAL INUNDATION 1 TO 2 FEET MAY OCCUR ALONG EAST FACING
COASTLINES OF GUAM TODAY...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH
TIDE NEAR 3 AM AND 3 PM CHST.

...INLAND FLOODING...
AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE TODAY. SOME
LOCAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN LOW-LYING OR POORLY DRAINED AREAS.

$$

MCELROY
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