[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL CYCLONE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
935 AM CHST TUE JUL 3 2018

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 10W FORMS SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR GUAM AND ROTA.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED
ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND
COASTAL WATER OF GUAM AND ROTA IN THE NORTHERN MARIANAS AND
SURROUNDING WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR GUAM AND ROTA.

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 8 AM CHST...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 10W WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.1
DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 145.8 DEGREES EAST. TROPICAL DEPRESSION
10W WAS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30
MPH. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 10W WAS 240 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM
AND 280 MILES SOUTH OF ROTA.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 10W IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING TO THE NORTH-
WEST WHILE SLOWING IN FOREWARD SPEED LATER TODAY. GRADUAL
INTENSIFICATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE FOR INCREASING WINDS BY SECURING LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS AND
CANOPIES. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICIALS.

MARINERS ARE URGED TO MAKE ALL NECESSARY PREPARATIONS TO RETURN TO
PORT...SEEK SAFE HARBOR...AND SECURE THEIR CRAFT. NOW IS THE TIME TO
INITIATE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN FOR TROPICAL
SYSTEMS. MONITOR WEATHER BROADCASTS FOR CHANGES TO THE LATEST
FORECAST AND LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TIYAN BY 3 PM. IT WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS REGARDING
THE EVOLVING TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS AND THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACTS
UPON THE AREA.

GUZ001-002-PMZ151-152-030700-
/O.NEW.PGUM.TR.A.4010.180702T2335Z-000000T0000Z/
GUAM-ROTA-GUAM COASTAL WATERS-ROTA COASTAL WATERS-
935 AM CHST TUE JUL 3 2018

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

...WIND INFORMATION...
AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION 10W IS CURRENTLY FORECAST...TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AT GUAM AND ROTA BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL SHIFT TO EAST TONIGHT WHILE
INCREASING TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH. TROPICAL STORM WINDS OF 30 TO 40
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 10 AND 13 FEET ON WEDNESDAY
RESULTING IN SURF BETWEEN 9 AND 11 FEET. AT THIS POINT...NO
SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION IS EXPECTED. ONCE 10W PASSES TO THE WEST OF
GUAM...SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD WITH SURF RISING ALONG SOUTH AND
WEST FACING REEFS. SURF WILL GENERATE DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY.
MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED IF 10W SLOWS DOWN OR SHIFTS MORE NORTHWARD.
FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES ARE NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME...BUT
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED AS THE STORM
APPROACHES.

$$

W. AYDLETT/GUARD
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