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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM MARIA (10W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
343 AM CHST THU JUL 5 2018

...10W IS NOW TROPICAL STORM MARIA ...

.NEW INFORMATION...
NONE.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED
ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN GUAM...THE NORTHERN
MARIANAS AND SURROUNDING WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM, ROTA AND
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS, INCLUDING
DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE, ARE OCCURRING.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TINIAN, SAIPAN AND
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING
DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE...ARE POSSIBLE LATER TODAY.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 AM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARIA (10W) WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 12.8N...LONGITUDE 145.2E. THIS WAS ABOUT 55 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GUAM. STORM MOTION WAS WEST-NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE CURRENT FORECAST WILL BRING TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR THE
SOUTHERN TIP OF GUAM.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE
OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS
FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY.

HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK
COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.

&&

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

$$

GUZ001-PMZ151-152-050200-
/O.CON.PGUM.TR.W.4010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GUAM-GUAM COASTAL WATERS-ROTA COASTAL WATERS-
343 AM CHST THU JUL 5 2018

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

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD ALREADY BE
COMPLETED. REMAINS INDOORS...IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THE STORM
SUBSIDES.

FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT... AND
ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO MARITIME
PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS BEACON.
ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS...AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF
AVAILABLE.

&&

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE
OCCURRING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS BETWEEN 14 AND 16 FEET ARE OCCURRING...RESULTING IN
SURF BETWEEN 16 AND 20 FEET. MODERATE COASTAL INUNDATION IS POSSIBLE
ON WINDWARD BEACHES. ONCE MARIA PASSES TO THE WEST OF GUAM...
SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD WITH SURF RISING ALONG SOUTH AND WEST
FACING REEFS. SURF WILL GENERATE LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. MUDSLIDES ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...A FLASH WATCH IS
IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED
AS THE STORM PASSES.

$$

GUZ002-050200-
/O.CON.PGUM.TR.W.4010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ROTA-
343 AM CHST THU JUL 5 2018

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

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD ALREADY BE
COMPLETED. REMAINS INDOORS...IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THE STORM
SUBSIDES.

&&

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TODAY.

...SEAS...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 12 AND 14 FEET TODAY...RESULTING
IN DANGEROUS SURF OF 14 TO 18 FEET.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. MUDSLIDES ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...A FLASH WATCH IS
IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED
AS THE STORM PASSES TO THE SOUTH.

$$

GUZ003-004-PMZ153-154-050200-
/O.CON.PGUM.TR.A.4010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
TINIAN-SAIPAN-TINIAN COASTAL WATERS-SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS-
343 AM CHST THU JUL 5 2018

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

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE CONDITIONS
DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. STRONGLY
CONSIDER EVACUATING IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME, AND DO SO IF
ORDERED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS.

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST
STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. EAST WINDS OF 25 TO
35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TONIGHT. WINDS MAY REACH TROPICAL STORM
FORCE AT 30 TO 40 MPH IF MARIA DEVIATES FARTHER NORTH THAN CURRENTLY
FORECAST.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 8 AND 11 FEET TODAY...RESULTING
IN SURF BETWEEN 10 AND 13 FEET. MINOR COASTAL INUNDATION IS POSSIBLE.
ONCE MARIA PASSES TO THE WEST OF THE ISLANDS...SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL
BUILD WITH SURF RISING ALONG SOUTH AND WEST FACING REEFS. SURF WILL
GENERATE LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY.
MUDSLIDES ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...A FLASH WATCH IS IN EFFECT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED AS THE
STORM APPROACHES.

$$

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