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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SUPER TYPHOON YUTU (31W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
350 PM CHST WED OCT 24 2018

...YUTU UPGRADED TO SUPER TYPHOON...

.NEW INFORMATION...
YUTU IS NOW A SUPER TYPHOON

GUAM IS NOW IN COR 2 AS OF 12 NOON

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR GUAM AND THE NORTHERN MARIANAS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS, ROTA,
TINIAN, AND SAIPAN.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS,
GUAM AND ALAMAGAN...PAGAN AND AGRIHAN.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM AND THE NORTHERN
MARIANAS. PLEASE WATCH CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT
BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 PM CHST...THE CENTER OF SUPER TYPHOON YUTU (31W) WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 13.6N...LONGITUDE 147.7E. THIS WAS ABOUT 190 MILES
EAST OF GUAM AND 170 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN. STORM MOTION WAS
NORTHWEST. STORM INTENSITY WAS 150 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE CURRENT TRACK BRINGS YUTU VERY CLOSE TO TINIAN AND SAIPAN AT
155 MPH...A CATEGORY 5 SUPER TYPHOON...TONIGHT OR 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 MIGHT IMPACT YOUR ISLAND. EITHER LOCAL
MEDIA OR THE NWS GUAM WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GUM/ ARE GOOD CHOICES.

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

PREPARATION ACCORDING TO YOUR TYPHOON DISASTER PLANNING SHOULD BE
COMPLETE FOR YOUR HOMES AND BUSINESSES. BASED ON THE CURRENT
FORECAST TRACK...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINDS ARE LIKELY AT TINIAN AND
SAIPAN...DEPENDING UPON WHERE THE EYE CROSSES. RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE
SHELTER IN CONCRETE STRUCTURES. COMPLY WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL
OFFICIALS.

MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND SHOULD HAVE SECURED THEIR VESSEL.
CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION AND ANY POTENTIAL CHANGES TO THE FORECAST.

&&

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

GUZ003-004-241400-
/O.CON.PGUM.TY.W.4031.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
TINIAN-SAIPAN-
350 PM CHST WED OCT 24 2018

...TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

TINIAN AND SAIPAN ARE NOW IN TYPHOON CONDITION OF READINESS 1.

PREPARATION FOR YOUR HOMES AND BUSINESSES SHOULD BE COMPLETED.
IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO STRONG WINDS...OR YOU LIVE IN AN AREA
VULNERABLE TO STORM SURGE OR ANY OTHER FLOODING...EVACUATE AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE TO A DESIGNATED SHELTER OR RIDE OUT THE STORM IN A
CONCRETE HOME OF FAMILY OR FRIENDS.

IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...SECURE YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO OR REMAIN IN PORT AND BE WELL SECURED.

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

&&

...WINDS...
AS SUPER TYPHOON YUTU APPROACHES...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE.
AS CURRENTLY FORECAST...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SHOULD BE STARTING
SOON. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY BY THIS EVENING AND EXPECTED TO
LAST UNTIL EARLY MORNING THURSDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO EVENTUALLY
TURN TO THE SOUTH AND DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. WIND WILL REACH
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SPEEDS EXCEEDING 125 TO 150 MILES PER HOUR.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 FEET NEAR THE CENTER
OF THE STORM BY TONIGHT...RESULTING IN DEADLY SURF CONDITIONS.
COASTAL INUNDATION OF 15 TO 20 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 5 TO 7 FEET IS POSSIBLE
ON WEST FACING EXPOSURES.

SURF WILL GENERATE DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.
CLOSE TO THE CENTER OF YUTU. ISOLATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 15
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED AS YUTU MOVES
THROUGH THE AREA.

$$

GUZ002-241400-
/O.CON.PGUM.TY.W.4031.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ROTA-
350 PM CHST WED OCT 24 2018

...TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

ROTA IS NOW IN TYPHOON CONDITION OF READINESS 1.

PREPARATION FOR YOUR HOMES AND BUSINESSES SHOULD BE COMPLETED.
IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO STRONG WINDS...OR YOU LIVE IN AN AREA
VULNERABLE TO STORM SURGE OR ANY OTHER FLOODING...EVACUATE AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE TO A DESIGNATED SHELTER OR RIDE OUT THE STORM IN THE
STURDY HOME OF FAMILY OR FRIENDS.

IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...SECURE YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO OR REMAIN IN PORT AND BE WELL SECURED.

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


&&

...WINDS...
AS TYPHOON YUTU APPROACHES...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE.
AS CURRENTLY FORECAST...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY TO
START VERY SHORTLY AND MAY REACH TYPHOON FORCE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...DEPENDING UPON HOW CLOSE THE EYE OF SUPER TYPHOON
YUTU APPROACHES. CURRENTLY...WINDS OF 75 TO 85 MILES PER HOUR ARE
EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS WILL EVENTUALLY TURN TO THE NORTHWEST THEN
WEST THEN FINALLY SOUTHWEST WHILE DECREASING LATE THURSDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 12 AND 17 FEET TONIGHT...
RESULTING IN SURF TO 20 FEET. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 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 10 TO 12 FEET
ALONG WEST FACING REEFS.

SURF WILL GENERATE DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED.

$$

GUZ001-241400-
/O.CON.PGUM.TR.W.4031.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GUAM-
350 PM CHST WED OCT 24 2018

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

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

GUAM IS NOW IN CONDITION OF READINESS 2.

PREPARATION FOR YOUR HOMES AND BUSINESSES SHOULD BE COMPLETED. SECURE
LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. FOLKS LIVING IN POORLY
CONSTRUCTED HOUSES SHOULD CONSIDER RELOCATING TO PUBLIC SHELTER IF
SHELTERS ARE OPENED.

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

&&

...WINDS...
AS SUPER TYPHOON YUTU APPROACHES AND PASSES TO THE NORTHEAST...
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE. AS CURRENTLY
FORECAST...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH COASTAL WATERS AND IN THE
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ISLAND. EXPECT GUSTS TO EXCEED 40 TO 50
MPH ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY SHOWERS. NORTH WINDS WILL TURN TO THE WEST
THEN SOUTHWEST AND FINALLY SOUTH WHILE DECREASING BELOW DAMAGING
WIND SPEEDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 12 AND 16 FEET LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND OVER NIGHT...RESULTING IN SURF OF 15 TO 20 FEET.
COASTAL INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET IS POSSIBLE ON WINDWARD
EXPOSURES.


SURF WILL GENERATE DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY. HEAVIER RAINS ARE POSSIBLE DEPENDING ON SPEED AND TRACK
OF TYPHOON YUTU. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED.

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$$

...AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
ALAMAGAN...PAGAN...AND AGRIHAN.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALAMAGAN...PAGAN AND AGRIHAN ARE NOW IN TROPICAL STORM CONDITION
OF READINESS 1.

PEOPLE ON AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN SHOULD PREPARE FOR DAMAGING
WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. SMALL BOATS ON THESE ISLANDS SHOULD BE
SECURED. AVOID INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL.

...WIND INFORMATION...
AS SUPER TYPHOON YUTU APPROACHES...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE.
AS CURRENTLY FORECAST...TROPICAL STORM FORCE NORTHEAST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED THIS EVENING BEFORE TURNING TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST
AND DECREASING THURSDAY EVENING OR EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 12 AND 17 FEET TONIGHT...
RESULTING IN SURF TO 20 FEET. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 2 TO 3 FEET
IS LIKELY ON WINDWARD EXPOSURES.

SURF WILL GENERATE DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD PRODUCE 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN ON ALL
THREE ISLANDS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE
DURING HEAVY RAINS.

$$

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