[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 202251
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION (28W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
851 AM CHST FRI SEP 21 2018

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 28W NEWLY FORMED WEST OF ROTA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED FOR ROTA...TINIAN AND
SAIPAN.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED
ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS,
ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 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.

IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND
THE TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE
EVENTS.

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

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 AM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION (28W) WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.1N...LONGITUDE 144.8E. THIS WAS ABOUT
45 MILES NORTH OF GUAM...25 MILES WEST OF ROTA...80 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF TINIAN AND 95 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAIPAN . STORM MOTION WAS
NORTHWEST. STORM INTENSITY WAS 30 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED FOR ROTA...TINIAN AND
SAIPAN.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 PM... OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

GUZ003-004-210600-
/O.NEW.PGUM.TR.A.4018.180920T2251Z-000000T0000Z/
TINIAN-SAIPAN-
851 AM CHST FRI SEP 21 2018

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH NOW 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 WINDS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. EAST
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
DAY. WINDS MAY REACH TROPICAL STORM FORCE AT 30 TO 40 MPH IF 28W
DEVIATES FARTHER NORTH THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 7 AND 10 FEET TODAY...RESULTING
IN SURF BETWEEN 7 AND 9 FEET. COASTAL INUNDATION IS NOT LIKELY. ONCE
26W 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 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
MUDSLIDES ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN
EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED AS
28W MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.

$$

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