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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TYPHOON WUTIP (02W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
316 PM CHST SAT FEB 23 2019

...TYPHOON WUTIP MOVING NORTHWEST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR FARAULEP IN YAP STATE IS CANCELLED.

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
GUAM AND ROTA.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
TINIAN AND SAIPAN IN THE SOUTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS OF THE CNMI AND
PAGAN AND AGRIHAN IN THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.


A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM.

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 1 PM CHST...THE EYE OF TYPHOON WUTIP (02W) WAS LOCATED BY
SATELLITE AND THE GUAM RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 10.9N...LONGITUDE
143.5E. THIS WAS ABOUT 195 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GUAM...330
MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF SAIPAN AND 565 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF
AGRIHAN. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST. STORM INTENSITY WAS 120 MPH

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TYPHOON WUTIP REMAINS A CATEGORY 3 TYPHOON AS IT TRACKS NORTHWEST
TO A CLOSEST APPROACH OF ABOUT 165 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CENTRAL
GUAM SOMETIME BETWEEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE
AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETE. REMAIN IN A STURDY SHELTER UNTIL
THE STORM PASSES. EVACUATE YOUR HOME IF IT IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH
WINDS OR FLOODING.

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...CONTINUE WITH PREPARATIONS AND LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE WARNINGS IF THE TRACK SHOULD CHANGE.

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT AND
OTHER OCEAN-GOING VESSELS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SAIPAN AND TINIAN
COASTAL WATERS ARE UNDER AN HAZARDOUS SEA WARNING AND IT IS
STRONGLY ADVISED THAT SMALL CRAFT AND OTHER OCEAN-GOING VESSELS
REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. DETERMINE THE BEST
STRATEGY FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. BE WARY OF UNOFFICIAL SOURCES OF
INFORMATION. REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO
YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.

&&

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

GUZ001-002-231330-
/O.CON.PGUM.TR.W.4002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GUAM-ROTA-
316 PM CHST SAT FEB 23 2019

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

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

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETE.
GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARE OCCURRING. AVOID OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES.
LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND SHOULD BE
SECURED.

&&

...WINDS...
DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
60 MPH ARE PRESENT ACROSS GUAM...AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY.
DAMAGING WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AT 35 TO 45 MPH
GUSTING TO 55 MPH.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
COMBINED SEAS OF 16 TO 20 FEET ARE OCCURRING...PRODUCING DANGEROUS
SURF AS HIGH AS 25 FEET ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS TODAY. SURF
WILL SHIFT AROUND TO EAST AND SOUTH FACING REEFS TONIGHT INTO EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING...AND TO WEST FACING REEFS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 3 TO 4 FEET IS LIKELY ALONG EASTERN
AND SOUTHERN SHORELINES TODAY AND TONIGHT AND BETWEEN 2 AND 3 FEET ON
WEST FACING SHORELINES SUNDAY EVENING.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM AND ROTA. LISTEN FOR
ANY ADDITIONAL FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MAY BE ISSUED...AND BE READY TO
ACT IF FLOODING OCCURS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS
POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY.

$$

GUZ003-004-231330-
/O.CON.PGUM.TR.A.4002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
TINIAN-SAIPAN-
316 PM CHST SAT FEB 23 2019

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

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

PREPARE YOUR PROPERTY FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS TONIGHT
AND SUNDAY. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND.

&&

...WINDS...
EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY. IF WUTIP MOVES TURNS NORTHWARD EARLIER THAN WHAT IS
FORECASTED...DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
COMBINED SEAS OF 13 TO 16 FEET ARE EXPECTED TODAY...PRODUCING
DANGEROUS SURF AS HIGH AS 20 FEET ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS
TODAY...SHIFTING AROUND TO EAST AND SOUTH FACING REEFS TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY...THEN WEST FACING SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
WEEKEND. LOCAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS.

$$

...AGRIHAN AND PAGAN...

...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...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE NOT LIKELY...BUT COULD STILL OCCUR IF WUTIP
MAKES AN EARLIER NORTHWARD SHIFT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE...AND COULD
REACH 15 FEET...ESPECIALLY IF THE CENTER MOVES CLOSER TO THE ISLANDS.
HAZARDOUS SURF IS LIKELY ON THE EAST AND SOUTH FACING SHORES.
DANGEROUS SURF UP TO 18 FEET IS LIKELY.

$$

...FARAULEP...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO LONGER OCCURRING...HOWEVER...RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN
IN SAFE SHELTER UNTIL GIVEN THE ALL CLEAR.

...WIND INFORMATION...
WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH SHOULD SUBSIDE FURTHER THIS AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE. INUNDATION
IS NO LONGER EXPECTED.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
AN INCH OR SO OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE TODAY IN HEAVY SHOWERS.

$$

KLEESCHULTE/EDSON
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