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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL CYCLONE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
832 PM CHST TUE NOV 20 2018

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 34W MOVING WEST TOWARD SOUTHERN MORTLOCKS ...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR PULUWAT IN CHUUK STATE.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED
ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN SELECT LOCATIONS IN CHUUK AND YAP STATES AND IN
GUAM AND ROTA.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FARAULEP IN YAP STATE AND FOR
PULUWAT IN CHUUK STATE.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CHUUK LAGOON...LUKUNOR...
PULUWAT...LOSAP...FANANU AND ULUL IN CHUUK STATE...AND FOR SATAWAL IN
YAP STATE.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM AND ROTA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7PM...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 34W WAS LOCATED NEAR 4.8N
154.5E. THIS IS ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LUKUNOR...ABOUT 260
MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHUUK...ABOUT 890 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUAM AND
ABOUT 930 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN. STORM MOTION WAS WEST AT 10 MPH
WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE GOVERNOR OF GUAM HAS PLACED GUAM INTO COR 3...AND THE GOVERNOR OF
THE CNMI HAS PLACED ROTA INTO TROPICAL STORM COR 3.

THE CURRENT TRACK BRINGS AN INTENSIFYING 34W NEAR LUKONOR LATE
TONIGHT AS A TROPICAL STORM WITH WINDS UP TO 45 MPH. IT IS EXPECTED
TO MAINTAIN THIS HEADING...PASSING CLOSE TO PULUWAT WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...AND NEAR FARAULEP EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SLIGHT CHANGES
TO THE FORECAST ARE STILL POSSIBLE SO ALL RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE
TO MONITOR SUBSEQUENT FORECASTS AND ADVISORIES FOR ANY CHANGES THAT
MAY IMPACT YOUR ISLAND.

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

THOSE UNDER A WARNING SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION ALL PREPARATIONS
FOR DAMAGING WINDS ACCORDING TO YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE DISASTER
PLAN. THOSE UNDER A WATCH SHOULD BEGIN PREPARATIONS FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS.

FOR THOSE NEARBY...REVIEW YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE DISASTER PLAN AND
BECOME READY TO ACT IF A WATCH OR A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR
AREA. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR FORTHCOMING
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 3 AM CHST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

GUZ001-002-201845-
/O.CON.PGUM.TR.A.4034.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GUAM-ROTA-
832 PM CHST TUE NOV 20 2018

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

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS SHOULD BEGIN TO PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ON THURSDAY. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WHICH
COULD BE BLOWN AROUND SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT IN. TARPS AND
CANOPIES SHOULD BE WELL SECURED. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL
CRAFT SHOULD DETERMINE THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION TO SECURE THEIR
CRAFT. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST TO EAST TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY
MORNING AND AFTERNOON BEFORE EVENTUALLY DECREASING AND TURNING TO
THE SOUTHEAST THURSDAY EVENING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY EVENING...POSSIBLY REACHING
TO BETWEEN 16 AND 18 FEET WITH SURF OF 10 TO 13 FEET BY THURSDAY
MORNING. INUNDATION OF AROUND 1 FOOT IS POSSIBLE ALONG EASTERN
SHORELINES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED IF THE FORWARD SPEED OF
34W DECREASES OR THE SYSTEM MOVES FARTHER TO THE NORTH.

&&

...LUKUNOR AND NEARBY ISLANDS...

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

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SMALL BOATS SHOULD BE SAFELY SECURED UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE.
AVOID INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL. ALL LOOSE ITEMS AND SMALL BOATS/CANOES
SHOULD BE SECURED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 34W IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WEST FOR A SHORT
PERIOD THEN TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AND INTENSIFY. IT IS EXPECTED TO
PASS NEAR OR OVER LUKUNOR TONIGHT. NORTH WINDS WILL SHIFT THIS
EVENING TO THE EAST OR SOUTH...INCREASING TO NEAR TROPICAL STORM
INTENSITY. WINDS WILL THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TOWARD MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FEET THIS EVENING AS THE
STRONGER SOUTHWEST SWELL MOVES IN...RESULTING IN SURF TO 10 TO 14
FEET. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 1 TO 3 FEET IS LIKELY ALONG WEST SIDE
AND WINDWARD SHORES.

SURF WILL GENERATE DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD PRODUCE 6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

&&

...LOSAP...CHUUK LAGOON...FANANU AND ULUL...

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

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION AS YOU SECURE YOUR HOME, SMALL BOATS,
AND PRIVATE PROPERTY BEFORE NIGHTFALL. RESIDENTS SHOULD HAVE
COMPLETED ALL PREPARATIONS. AVOID INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING OR UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION 34W TRACKS WEST TONIGHT AND
NORTHWEST THROUGH WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE. AS CURRENTLY FORECAST...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS 34W PASSES FARTHER
TO THE WEST OF ALL LOCATIONS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 9 AND 13 FEET THIS EVENING...
EVENTUALLY BUILDING UP TO 15 FEET WEDNESDAY. SURF OF 12 TO 15 FEET
IS POSSIBLE. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 1 TO 3 FEET IS LIKELY ALONG
WINDWARD SHORES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD PRODUCE 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN ON
THESE ISLANDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

&&

...PULUWAT AND NEARBY ISLANDS...

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT...
...A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE PREPARATIONS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
DESTRUCTIVE TYPHOON FORCE WINDS ON WEDNESDAY. AVOID INTER-ISLAND
TRAVEL THROUGH THURSDAY OR UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED. KEEP
INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION 34W TRACKS WEST AND THEN NORTHWEST...SUSTAINED
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE. AS CURRENTLY FORECAST...34W WILL
PASS NEAR PULUWAT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING AS AN INTENSIFYING
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM. DAMAGING NORTH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL QUICKLY SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH AS
34W PASSES TO THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY EVENING. A CENTER OR EYE
PASSAGE IS POSSIBLE. A QUICKER INTENSIFICATION WILL RESULT IN THE
POSSIBILITY OF TYPHOON FORCE WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 10 TO 12 FEET THIS EVENING...
AND TO BETWEEN 13 AND 18 FEET WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS SURF TO 12 TO
14 FEET THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BECOMING DAMAGING AT
13 TO 16 FEET WEDNESDAY MIDDAY AND EVENING. COASTAL INUNDATION OF
2 TO 4 FEET IS LIKELY ALONG WINDWARD SHORES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD PRODUCE 6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

&&

...SATAWAL AND NEARBY ISLANDS...

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

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
USE EXTRA CAUTION AS YOU FINALIZE PREPARATIONS SECURING YOUR
PRIVATE PROPERTY AND CANOES. AVOID INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL.

...WIND INFORMATION...
AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION 34W TRACKS WEST-NORTHWEST, SUSTAINED WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE. AS CURRENTLY FORECAST...TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY EVENING UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 10 TO 12 FEET ON WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN SURF TO 12 TO 15 FEET. COASTAL
INUNDATION OF 1 TO 3 FEET IS LIKELY ALONG NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST-
FACING SHORES.


...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD PRODUCE 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN ON
SATAWAL THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

&&

...FARAULEP...

...A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION AS YOU SECURE CANOES AND PRIVATE PROPERTY
AS THE STORM ADVANCES. AVOID ANY INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL.

...WIND INFORMATION...
AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION 34W TRACKS WEST AND THEN NORTHWEST...SUSTAINED
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE. AS CURRENTLY FORECAST...TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY...AND DEPENDING UPON HOW
CLOSE THE EVENTUAL TYPHOON PASSES TO THE ISLAND...TYPHOON FORCE
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 14 TO 18 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY...RESULTING IN SURF TO 13 TO 16 FEET. COASTAL
INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ALONG NORTH AND WEST-FACING SHORES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD PRODUCE 5 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN ON
FARAULEP THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

$$

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