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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TYPHOON WUTIP (02W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
337 PM CHST FRI FEB 22 2019

...TYPHOON WUTIP STRENGTHENING AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWEST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ROTA.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN SELECT LOCATIONS WITHIN GUAM...
THE NORTHERN MARIANAS...EASTERN YAP STATE AND WESTERN CHUUK STATE.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW EFFECT FOR ROTA IN THE CNMI.

A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SATAWAL IN YAP STATE AND
PULUWAT IN CHUUK STATE.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS FOR GUAM...AND ULUL IN CHUUK STATE.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TINIAN...SAIPAN...AGRIHAN
AND PAGAN IN THE NORTHERN MARIANAS AND WOLEAI IN YAP STATE..

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS 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 2 PM CHST...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON WUTIP (02W) WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 8.5N...LONGITUDE 146.7E. THIS WAS ABOUT 370 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM. STORM MOTION WAS WEST-NORTHWEST. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 110 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TYPHOON WUTIP CONTINUES ON TRACK AND INTENSIFYING AS IT PASSES
TO THE NORTH EAST OF FARAULEP IN YAP STATE. TYPHOON WUTIPS OUTER
BANDS WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT GUAM AND THE SOUTHERN MARIANAS LATER
TONIGHT.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE TO
A SHELTER IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR
HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE
PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL
PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE
TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS.

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...CONTINUE WITH YOUR PREPARATIONS AND
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY
FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR
LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

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

GUZ002-221300-
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ROTA-
337 PM CHST FRI FEB 22 2019

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT...

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BEFORE CONDITIONS
DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR THE LATEST WARNINGS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. STRONGLY
CONSIDER EVACUATING IF YOU LIVE IN A TIN ROOF HOME...AND DO SO IF
ORDERED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TYPHOON WUTIP (02W) MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR NORTHEAST
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS COULD THEN
INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
WHILE TURNING EAST SATURDAY MORNING AND THEN SOUTH DURING THE DAY.
WINDS COULD REMAIN AT THESE LEVELS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT DEPENDING
UPON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE TYPHOON WEST OF THE ISLAND.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN INCREASING
DRAMATICALLY LATER TONIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 20 FEET AND COULD
GET UP TO 30 FEET IF THE CENTER OF WUTIP COMES CLOSER THAN CURRENTLY
FORECAST. HAZARDOUS SURF WILL START ON NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS...
THEN GRADUALLY SHIFT TOWARD SOUTH AND WEST FACING REEFS WHILE
BECOMING DANGEROUS.

...FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ROTA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR
LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR
LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.OF

$$

GUZ001-221300-
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GUAM-
337 PM CHST FRI FEB 22 2019

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

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

PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING WINDS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION THIS
AFTERNOON. TAKE DOWN TENTS OR CANOPIES...BRING LOOSE OBJECTS INSIDE.
MAKE SURE PETS AND KIDS ARE INSIDE THIS EVENING AND THAT YOU HAVE A
FEW DAYS WORTH OF FOOD...WATER AND ANY PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS.
CLEAR STORM DRAINS AND OTHER DRAINAGE AROUND YOUR HOUSE.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TYPHOON WUTIP (02W) PASSES NEARBY...THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL THREAT
FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND MOST OF TONIGHT.
WINDS COULD THEN INCREASE TO DAMAGING LEVELS SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS
WILL THEN GRADUALLY TURN FROM NORTHEAST THROUGH EAST THEN SOUTHEAST
TO SOUTH. WINDS WILL THEN START TO DIMINISH SUNDAY EVENING.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
COMBINED SEAS OF 11 TO 13 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN INCREASING
DRAMATICALLY TONIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 20 FEET AND COULD
GET UP TO 40 FEET IF THE CENTER OF WUTIP COMES CLOSER THAN CURRENTLY
FORECAST. HAZARDOUS SURF WILL START ON NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS...
THEN GRADUALLY SHIFT TOWARD SOUTH AND WEST FACING REEFS WHILE
BECOMING DANGEROUS.

...FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM. SEE THE LATEST FORECAST
FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR
LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY MONDAY MORNING.


$$

GUZ003-004-221300-
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TINIAN-SAIPAN-
337 PM CHST FRI FEB 22 2019

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

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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. STRONGLY CONSIDER EVACUATING IF YOU LIVE IN A
MOBILE HOME, AND DO SO IF ORDERED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TYPHOON WUTIP (02W) MOVES CLOSER, THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN INCREASING
DRAMATICALLY TONIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 20 FEET AND COULD
GET UP TO 30 FEET IF THE CENTER OF WUTIP COMES CLOSER THAN CURRENTLY
FORECAST. HAZARDOUS SURF WILL START ON NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS...
THEN GRADUALLY SHIFT TOWARD SOUTH AND WEST FACING REEFS WHILE
BECOMING DANGEROUS.

...FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ROTA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR
LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR
LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.


$$


...AGRIHAN AND PAGAN...

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

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

PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING WINDS SHOULD BE MADE ACCORDING TO YOUR
TROPICAL CYCLONE PLAN. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TYPHOON WUTIP (02W) MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS COULD INCREASE DEPENDING UPON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE
TYPHOON. ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK...THE DAMAGING WINDS ARE
JUST WEST OF AGRIHAN AND PAGAN. IF WUTIP SHOULD TRACK FARTHER
EAST THAN FORECAST...AGRIHAN AND PAGAN COULD HAVE A PERIOD OF
DAMAGING WINDS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN INCREASING
TONIGHT. SEAS COULD REACH 20 FEET...ESPECIALLY IF THE CENTER MOVES
CLOSER TO THE ISLANDS. HAZARDOUS SURF IS LIKELY ON THE EAST...SOUTH
AND WEST FACING REEFS STARTING EARLY SUNDAY.

...ULUL AND PULUWAT...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN CAUTIOUS WHEN VENTURING OUTSIDE AS
DAMAGING WINDS IN SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. ALL BOATS SHOULD
REMAIN SECURED. LISTEN TO LOCAL OFFICIALS FOR WHEN IT IS SAFE TO
BEGIN CLEAN UP ACTIVITIES.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME
HIGHER GUSTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS
WILL DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH OVER NIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS OF 9 TO 11 FEET WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO BETWEEN 7
AND 9 FEET OVERNIGHT.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
UP TO 1 ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN COULD FALL THROUGH TONIGHT IN
BRIEF SHOWERS.

$$

...SATAWAL...
OF
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY IN STURDY SHELTERS AWAY FROM SHORE UNTIL DAMAGING WINDS HAVE
SUBSIDED. ALL BOATS SHOULD REMAIN SECURED. LISTEN TO INSTRUCTIONS
FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS FOR WHEN IT IS SAFE TO BEGIN CLEAN UP
ACTIVITIES.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WILL TURN
TO THE SOUTH AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 20 FEET THIS AFTERNOON WILL SUBSIDE SLOWLY
TONIGHT. INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET IS LIKELY THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD PRODUCE 2 TO 4 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF RAIN.

$$

...FARAULEP...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING WINDS SHOULD ALREADY BE COMPLETE. MOVE TO
SAFE AND STURDY SHELTER AWAY FROM THE SHORES NOW. DAMAGING WINDS
ARE IMMINENT AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN GUSTS ARE
POSSIBLE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REACH DAMAGING LEVELS OF 40 TO 60
MPH...ESPECIALLY IN GUSTS...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WITH THE
PASSAGE OF TYPHOON WUTIP TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE ISLAND.


...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS OF 12 TO 15 FEET THIS MORNING WILL STEADILY BUILD AND
REACH 20 TO 25 FEET THIS EVENING. INUNDATION OF 1 TO 3 FEET IS
POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD PRODUCE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

...WOLEAI...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR THE APPROACH OF
APPROACHING SHOWERS CONTAINING NEAR DAMAGING WINDS THIS
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN GUSTS. LOCATE STURDY SHELTERS AWAY FROM
THE SHORES AND STORE FOOD AND WATER. DAMAGING GUSTY WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE TO LAST INTO THIS EVENING. ALL BOATS SHOULD ALREADY BE
SECURED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT THEN GRADUALLY TURN WEST AND WEAKEN OVER NIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS MAY BUILD AS HIGH AS 10 TO 13. INUNDATION OF UP
TO 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE..

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD PRODUCE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH SATURDAY.

$$
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