[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 221753
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM YUTU (31W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
353 AM CHST TUE OCT 23 2018

...TROPICAL STORM YUTU CONTINUING TOWARD THE MARIANAS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
NONE.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR
PEOPLE IN THE NORTHERN MARIANAS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ROTA.

EVERYONE IN THE MARIANAS SHOULD REVIEW THEIR PREPAREDNESS PLAN AND
BE READY TO IMPLEMENT IT SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED FOR THEIR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 AM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM YUTU WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 10.9N...LONGITUDE 153.3E. THIS WAS ABOUT 605 MILES EAST-
SOUTHEAST OF GUAM AND ABOUT 585 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN...
TINIAN AND ROTA. YUTU WAS HEADING NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 16 MPH WITH MAX
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 MPH.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...NOW IS THE TIME TO INITIATE PREPARATIONS
ACCORDING TO YOUR TYPHOON DISASTER PLAN SPECIFIC TO YOUR HOME OR
BUSINESS.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE LISTENING FOR UPDATED INFORMATION FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TIYAN BY 9 AM. IT WILL PROVIDE UPDATED DETAILS REGARDING
THE EVOLVING TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS AND THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON
THE AREA.

GUZ003-004-230100-
/O.NEW.PGUM.TY.A.4031.181022T1753Z-000000T0000Z/
TINIAN-SAIPAN-
353 AM CHST TUE OCT 23 2018

...TYPHOON WATCH 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.

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

&&

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE NORTH WINDS ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
WITH TYPHOON FORCE NORTHWEST WINDS POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 FEET NEAR THE CENTER OF
THE STORM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN SURF BETWEEN 16 TO 20
FEET. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 7 TO 9 FEET IS POSSIBLE ON WINDWARD
EXPOSURES.

ONCE YUTU PASSES TO THE WEST OF THE MARIANA ISLANDS...WEST AND
SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD WITH SURF RISING TO 12 TO 16 FEET ALONG
WEST FACING REEFS. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 3 TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE ON
WEST FACING EXPOSURES.

SURF WILL GENERATE DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE ISSUED WEDNESDAY. FLASH FLOOD
WARNINGS MAY ALSO BE NEEDED AS YUTU MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.

$$

GUZ002-230100-
/O.NEW.PGUM.TR.A.4031.181022T1753Z-000000T0000Z/
ROTA-
353 AM CHST TUE OCT 23 2018

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH 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.

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

&&

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE NORTHWEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY EVENING
BEFORE TURNING TO THE SOUTHWEST AND DECREASING LATE THURSDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 12 AND 17 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
RESULTING IN SURF BETWEEN 10 AND 15 FEET. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 1 TO
2 FEET IS LIKELY ON WINDWARD EXPOSURES.

ONCE YUTU PASSES TO THE WEST OF THE MARIANA ISLANDS...WEST AND
SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD WITH SURF RISING TO 8 TO 10 FEET ALONG
WEST FACING REEFS.

SURF WILL GENERATE DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

$$

W. AYDLETT
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