[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ82 PGUM 282336
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM 30W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
936 AM CHST SAT SEP 29 2018

...TROPICAL STORM 30W STRENGTHENS WHILE MOVING NORTHWEST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
30W HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR
PEOPLE IN GUAM AND ROTA.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR GUAM AND ROTA.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 AM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM 30W WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 11.6N...LONGITUDE 145.7E. THIS WAS ABOUT 145 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF GUAM. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST. STORM INTENSITY WAS
40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM 30W IS EXPECTED TO PASS SOUTHWEST OF GUAM. IF IT
PASSES CLOSER THAN EXPECTED...GUAM COULD SEE DAMAGING WINDS FOR AT
LEAST A FEW HOURS. ON VISIBLE SATELLITE A SUBSTANTIAL DRY SLOT IS
APPROACHING BOTH GUAM AND ROTA. THIS WOULD ACT TO REDUCE BOTH WINDS
AND FLOODING.

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

PREPARATIONS SHOULD ALREADY BE COMPLETE. WINDS ARE RAMPING UP AND
WILL REACH THEIR MAXIMUM IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. SINCE 30W IS STILL
MOVING VERY FAST...ANY DAMAGING WINDS THAT DO OCCUR SHOULD BE ENDING
THIS EVENING.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TIYAN AROUND 3 PM CHST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

GUZ001-002-290745-
/O.CON.PGUM.TR.A.4030.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GUAM-ROTA-
936 AM CHST SAT SEP 29 2018

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

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

STAY INSIDE TO PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST RAINY AND WINDY CONDITIONS
WITH A CHANCE OF WINDS INCREASING TO DAMAGING LEVELS FOR A FEW HOURS.

&&

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM 30W WILL SOON BEGIN MOVING AWAY FROM THE MARIANAS. AT
THE SAME TIME IT WILL BE INTENSIFYING. IF IT INTENSIFIES FASTER THAN
IT MOVES AWAY...WINDS COULD BRIEFLY CLIMB TO DAMAGING LEVELS.
HOWEVER...IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT 30W IS MOVING RATHER FAST AND WILL
THEREFORE LIKELY MOVE AWAY FASTER THAN IT INTENSIFIES. THIS IS THE
REASON THE WATCH HAS NOT BEEN UPGRADED TO A WARNING.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED. SURF WILL REACH 10 TO 14 FEET
ALONG WINDWARD COASTS OF GUAM AND ROTA...MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST. THE
HIGHEST SURF SHOULD BE ON GUAM WHICH IS CLOSER TO THE CENTER OF 30W.

...INLAND FLOODING...
ABOUT 1 INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY. AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN.

$$

STANKO
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